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The different types of fraud and how to report them.
If you suspect fraud is being committed in Croydon please report it to us. We are committed to protecting the public funds which have been entrusted to us.
There are different kinds of fraud, Some of these are listed below.
Benefit fraud can be committed by:
Benefit fraud is dealt with by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Visit the GOV.UK benefit fraud pages or call the National Benefit Fraud Hotline on 0800 854 440.
We retain the responsibility for investigating various other types of fraud. These include reports of housing, council tax and business rates fraud, as well as fraud against any council provided services.
These are the different kinds of tenancy fraud:
For more information visit our tenancy fraud page.
Council Tax Support means people on a limited income paying less Council Tax.
Fraud happens when people on Council Tax do not declare information that may change this. For example:
This can be any other fraud committed against Croydon Council, such as:
If you are unsure what type of fraud it is, please report it anyway, giving us as much information as possible.
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