Benefit Fraud: Frequently Asked Questions
Will there be a reward?
No, there is no reward for informants. Monies recovered from fraudulent overpayments and from sanction rewards are reinvested into schools, hospitals, schemes for fighting crime and helping to provide other public services which benefit you and community as a whole.
- Can I report a suspected fraud over the phone or must it be in writing?
- I think somebody I know is fraudulently claiming benefit, who do I tell?
- Will the person I report find out who reported them?
- Can my location be traced?
- Who will see the information I submit?
- Could anyone find out that I submitted a form?
- What actions will be taken?
- What happens to people who have been caught?
- How will I know if anything has been done?
- Will there be a reward?
- How do I make a complaint if I am not happy with the service provided?
- Whom do I contact if I wish to make a comment about this service?
Contact Information
By telephone: 'Beat the Cheat' line - 0500 353300
By email: benefit.fraud@rbwm.gov.uk
By post: Benefit Fraud Team, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead SL6 1RF
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This page was updated on: 21 October 2008
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