Report benefit fraud

Are you getting a Social assistance benefit ? Report changes in time. The municipality actively checks whether someone is entitled to benefits. Do you think someone is committing fraud? Report this to the municipality. This can be done easily, quickly and even anonymously.

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Approach

This is how you report benefit fraud or suspected benefit fraud:

  • Contact the municipality. This may also be done anonymously.
  • You pass on:
    • who it is about
    • where the person lives
    • what kind of fraud is involved
    • Where and when fraud was committed
    • how much money is involved
Description

The municipality checks whether someone is entitled to a Social assistance benefit If you provide incorrect information or fail to provide important information, this is called benefit fraud.

Examples of benefit fraud are when someone with a Social assistance benefit :

  • fails to report a change in income or property (such as working black or having an expensive car)
  • does not pass on marriage or divorce
  • pretends to be divorced
  • lives together, but pretends to live alone
  • does not pass on the fact that he is in prison
  • gives a false address

Do you know someone who Social assistance benefit and do you think that person is committing fraud? Report it to the municipality. Does the municipality also think that someone is committing fraud? Then the municipality will start an investigation. For example, the municipality can make a home visit.

Does the investigation reveal that the person is committing fraud? Then that person must pay back all the money he received in excess. He must also pay a fine.

Learn more

Information about the rights and obligations of a Social assistance benefit

Information about fraud with your Social assistance benefit

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