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Our welfare benefits team can help if you are accused of benefit fraud by the Department for Work and Pensions/Local Authority. We understand that this can often be a frightening experience.
Often, the information which they use to make their accusation comes from an investigation which can take months, or even years but normally a decision is made to disallow benefit if they suspect that a claimant has been falsely claiming any of the following:
- Council Tax Benefit
- Housing Benefit
- Jobseekers Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit
- Income Support
- Employment & Support Allowance
Our welfare benefits team can assist in the challenge of any entitlement and overpayment decisions that arise as a result of their investigations. This can often lead to reinstatement of benefit as very often benefits will be suspended where there is an accusation of fraud. Our welfare benefits team has successfully challenged decisions in relation to allegations of cohabitation, falsely claiming disability related benefits and suspected capital issues including deprivation of capital and non disclosure of capital.