PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
DWP to classify tenants who claim housing benefit and keep it guilty of fraud.
Ensure tenants who claim housing benefit that is paid to them is given to landlords and if tenants keep housing benefit money charge then with benefit fraud. Currently tenants can keep the housing benefit money with no repercussions. That is a disgrace and unfair on the taxpayer
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
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Background
Because there are tenants receiving tax payers money for their rent and not giving it to the landlord. Currently if rent is paid to the landlord, DWP can claim monies back from the landlord. If the tenants recieve the benefit and they spend it on living expenses then there are no consequences. That is legal
Loop hole that needs changing asap as taxpayers are funding these people. Classify it as benefit fraud