Housing benefit and council tax reduction fraud

You can report a suspicion of benefit fraud using one of the following methods:

• Online: By using our Report a fraud form
• By telephone: By calling the Department for Work and Pensions on 0800 854440

Other types of fraud or corruption

Suspicion of any other type of fraud should be reported using one of the following methods:

• Online: By completing a Whistleblowing Form
• By email: By sending a message to audit@rother.gov.uk
• By telephone: By calling the Department for Work and Pensions on 0800 854440
• By post: By writing to the Audit Manager at Rother District Council, Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3JX

When reporting fraud, please give us as much information as possible. For example:

• The name and address of the alleged fraudster
• The nature of the alleged fraud – e.g. claiming benefit while working, claiming council tax single person discount when more than one person is living at the property, sending false bills to the Council, etc
• When the alleged fraud started
• Any other relevant information – e.g. dates, times, car registration number, etc

Any information you provide will be handled in the strictest confidence.