Understand Your Situation
A letter from the DWP can be terrifying. We stop the situation from spiralling into a criminal conviction.
Defending Benefit Fraud
Benefit fraud usually involves failing to declare income or a partner living with you. The DWP and local councils are aggressive in recovering money and prosecuting offenders. You may be invited to an 'Interview Under Caution'.
Do not attend this interview alone. We represent you, ensuring you do not incriminate yourself. We often negotiate with the DWP to accept a repayment plan or an administrative penalty instead of taking you to court. If the error was theirs, or an innocent oversight, we fight to have the case dropped entirely.
DWP Letter Received?
Don't ignore it. Call us before you speak to them.
Plan Your Defence
Co-habitation and Evidence
The most common charge involves 'living together as husband and wife' while claiming single person benefits. This is a complex legal definition.
We challenge the surveillance evidence. Staying over occasionally does not equal co-habitation. We use financial records to prove separate households, defeating the prosecution's claim that you were financially supported by a partner.
Interview Under Caution?
We attend with you to protect your rights. Book now.
Legal Aid Availability
For many criminal matters, from police station interviews to Crown Court trials, public funding (Legal Aid) may be available to cover your legal costs.
Eligibility is determined by the seriousness of the case and, in some instances, a means assessment. Our team will conduct an immediate, confidential assessment of your eligibility to ensure that financial constraints do not stand in the way of a robust defence.
