Report fraud

Fraud against the council costs public money and affects the services we provide.

You can help by reporting any type of fraud you know about or suspect. We treat all reports in confidence.

You can report:

• Council Tax fraud
• Business rates fraud
• Social care fraud
• Blue Badge fraud
• Fraud by council staff, councillors or contractors

How to report fraud

You can report a fraud in one of the following ways:

Online:

Report a fraud

By phone: 0161 912 1839, 0161 912 2228 or 0161 912 2373

By Post: 

Counter Fraud

PO Box 542

M33 0GD

Housing Benefit fraud

Housing Benefit fraud is investigated by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Report Housing Benefit fraud on GOV.UK

You can also call 0800 854 440 or textphone 0800 320 0512.
Or write to:
DWP Fraud Team
PO Box 224
Preston
PR1 1GP

What happens after you report fraud

We review all reports. If we have enough information, we may:

• stop the fraud
• recover any money owed
• take legal action or prosecute
• publish successful prosecutions in the local press

We can’t update you on investigations, but we take all reports seriously.