How Can I Help The Council Fight Fraud?

Your contribution in the fight against benefit fraud is enormously important. Despite our best efforts, there are occasions when the only way we become aware that a fraud is being committed is because a member of the public tells us about it.

Remember, it is your Council Tax that is being used to pay for people who are fraudulently claiming benefits from the council !

If you suspect someone of committing benefit fraud, we want to hear from you. All information that is given to us is treated in the strictest of confidence and you do not have to give your name or reveal any details about yourself if you do not wish to.

There are a number of ways that you can contact us:



1. If you wish to write to us, our address is:
   Investigations, Benefits Division, PO Box 5455, Epping, CM16 4DS.
   Please mark all correspondence “Private and Confidential”.
2. The Benefit Fraud Hotline number is 01992 564 444 where you can leave the information you wish to give.
3. You can e-mail us at investigations@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
4. You can report online here.

Please remember: Our investigations may take some time and that whatever action we take may not be entirely obvious to a third party. Also we are unable to give updates on the progress of an investigation to the person who reported it as our work has to remain confidential.