Report a fraud
How to report fraud
Housing benefit and council tax reduction fraud
You can report a suspicion of benefit fraud using one of the following methods:
- Report Fraud Online: By using our Report a fraud form form
- By Telephone: By calling our Benefit Fraud Hotline on 01424 787737
Other types of fraud or corruption
Suspicion of any other type of fraud should be reported using one of the following methods:
- Report Fraud Online: By using our Whistleblowing form
- By Telephone: By calling our Fraud Hotline on 01424 787799
- By Email: By contacting us at audit@rother.gov.uk.
- In Writing to: Audit Manager, 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 give will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.