Reporting suspected fraud

All information received is treated in the strictest confidence. Remember, if you wish to report a suspected fraud, you do not have to give your name. If however, you do want to leave your name, you may be contacted by the Counter Fraud Officer for further information. Please provide as much information as possible, no matter how trivial it may seem. For other methods of contacting us click here.

All information provided is acted upon and investigated thoroughly.

Fraud information form

The Information you provide on this electronic form is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. It may be used for Council Tax, Housing Benefit, and Rent Accounting purposes, the administration and collection of the local taxes and charges, and for the purposes of performing other statutory enforcement duties. Further data protection information can be obtained from the Data Proctection Commissioners website. Your attention is drawn to the fact that information provided over the internet is not secure. E-mails can be intercepted, lost, re-directed, changed, or read by other individuals. By completing this form you are accepting that you are aware of the risks.

Report suspected benefit fraud online.

At Bridgnorth District Council, we have a small but dedicated team employed in the prevention and detection of fraudulent claims to benefit. All information provided is investigated.

Examples of the types of cases we are interested in :

• People who are claiming to live alone, but have partners living with them
• People who are working and claiming benefit
• People with undeclared savings/capital
• People who own more than one property
• People who have undeclared household members
• People claiming from, but not living at an address
• People with undeclared occupational pensions

Remember, you can call the Fraud direct line at any time, day or night, 365 days a year. During office hours, there will generally be someone available to speak to you but, at all other times, you can leave a message. If you want us to call you back, please leave a number where we can contact you.

Fraud direct line telephone number: 01746 713180