THERE are seven things the Government will look at if they investigate your benefits claim. A new £613million plan has been launched to put an end to billions of pounds being lost in benefit mistak…
If you fail to inform the DWP about a “change of circumstances” – such as if a partner is now living with you, if you have moved home, or if you have inherited any money, you may be viewed to have committed fraud by omission.In 2021, there was an estimated £6.3bn of welfare fraud, a rise from £2.8bn the year before, coupled with £2.1bn of error, according to the DWP.
Other examples include living with someone who contributes to the household income without declaring that income to the authorities, or falsifying accounts to make the claimant appear to have less money. Claimants won’t know the exact details of an investigation against them until they are told about it afterwards.
If the DWP wants to launch a formal investigation, they must first notify the person either in writing, by telephone or email. Common types of evidence collected can be reports from surveillance activities, photographs or videos, audio recordings, correspondence, financial data and interviews.
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