Great Yarmouth Borough Council

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Did you know that over £2 billion of taxpayer’s money is stolen every year by people who commit benefit fraud?

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has an experienced and professionally qualified investigation team which is dedicated to helping reduce this figure by both detecting and preventing benefit fraud within the system.

The Council has a specific Counter-Fraud Strategy and Prosecution Policy which highlights the Investigations Teams pro-active approach. The main objective is to help stop benefit fraud within the Borough by sending out the message that benefit fraud is socially unacceptable and will not be tolerated. This is being achieved by making every effort to pursue people who fraudulently claim or attempt to claim benefits. This often results in various penalties which include offenders being formally cautioned, fined by the issue of an Administrative Penalty or in appropriate cases, being prosecuted which can lead to a term of imprisonment.

The Council works closely with many other agencies and departments in the prevention and detection of benefit fraud, including other Government Agencies, as well as other Local Authorities.

Working together helps close the net on people who fraudulently claim or attempt to claim benefits but your help could make a big difference in order for us to stamp out this unacceptable behaviour.

Remember, benefits are for the needy not for the greedy!

Contact the Benefits Investigations Section

Should you wish to help us and inform us of a potential benefit fraud, please contact us by one of the following methods:

Telephone the Benefit Fraud Hotline

Telephone our hotline: 0800 0282919.

This line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please note all calls are dealt with in the strictest confidence.

The investigation staff are available to assist with your calls in normal office hours.

By email
email address: fraudline@great-yarmouth.gov.uk

Online
Contact us online using the contact form below:
Form - Contact

Please supply as much information as possible to enable us to look into the matter. Remember, you do not have to give us your name, but it may help in case we require any more information from you.

For example, please give:

Names
Address
Partner details
Work details
The reason why you think they are not entitled to claim benefit.

If you feel able to please leave your name and telephone number in case we wish to clarify any details you have given.

All calls will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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