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Benefit Fraud
Everyone who is entitled to benefit, should get it. However you may be confused by the complicated rules and are perhaps worried that you may commit a benefit fraud by mistake. The information in this section will help you to be clear about what benefit fraud is, so that you can make your claim without worrying.
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What is benefit fraud?
Benefit fraud is very simply the criminal act of knowingly claiming Housing, Council Tax or Social Security benefits to which there is reduced or no entitlement.
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Our commitment to tackle benefit fraud
We aim to maximise awards of benefit to those who are entitled, but also ensure that payments are not made to those who are claiming benefits dishonestly.
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Types of benefit fraud
There are many ways in which benefit can be claimed fraudulently.
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Reporting benefit fraud
Know of a rip-off? Give us a tip-off!
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Further information on benefit fraud
Further resources for understanding our duty and committment to tackling benefit fraud.
- Deliberate debtors can expect a visit from a bailiff - 11 November 2010
- Conviction for benefit fraud - 17 June 2010
- Prison sentence for benefits fraudster - 28 May 2010
- Bailiff visits for persistent debtors - 05 February 2010
- Oneplace survey “does not reflect real life in North Norfolk” - 09 December 2009
The Council exceeded its 2010/11 target of 44 prosecutions and sanctions for benefit fraud, achieving 58, an increase of 14 on the previous year.