Benefit Fraud

East Hampshire District Council has a legal duty to administer a benefits service to all those who qualify. At the same time, there is a responsibility to ensure that benefit payments are only made to those who have a genuine entitlement. Therefore, the Council's role is to try and stop fraud from taking place, catch those who are making false claims and reduce the number of fraudulent claims made each year.

East Hampshire District Council has trained Investigation Officers who are responsible for: 

• Prevention and detection of fraud and error
• Prosecution of those people found to have defrauded the system

For further information please follow the following links:

Verification Framework

Interview Under Caution

What happens after a Interview Under Caution?

How to report a suspected Fraud please update our online form, alternatively you may wish to contact our Fraud Investigation Team using our Fraud Hot Line which is 01730 234182.  All information received is treated in the strictest confidence. 

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