Benefit fraud uncovered in Rossendale
Published on August 27, 2019 at 10:16 am
A ‘small minority’ of people in Rossendale have been discovered committing benefit and council tax fraud.
The Council received 168 allegations of fraud from various sources such as anonymous referrals, the Council’s online fraud referral form, and the housing benefit and council tax processing team, in the last year.
This led to 97 cases being referred to the Department for Work and Pensions, with 64 further requests for information made.
Filed under: Andrew Walmsley | Benefit fraud | Councillor