Benefit Fraud update - September 2013

Hyndburn Borough Council's Investigation Team have just published their monthly update. The Benefit Fraud sanctions and penalties for the 2013/14 administrative year have a combined notional sanctions value of £72,400:

•  11 Prosecutions
•  29 Official Cautions
•  2 Administrative Penalties

The school holidays have ended and people’s routines have, in a lot of cases, returned to normal. This is traditionally a time where people become aware of potential fraudulent activity. Therefore, please be on the lookout for the potential signs and if you see something or are told something please report it to us promptly so we can put a stop to it.

The Fraud Hotline 01254 380 240 is available 24 hours a day to leave details in addition to the Council website’s Report-a-Fraud page:

HBC Report Benefit Fraud