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Life is tough for 30-year-old Kerry; her husband is unemployed, and she has a growing family to look after. Kerry relies on child tax credit. But her family has been growing rapidly, and her tax credit income has swollen to more than 30,000 per year; the HMRC fraud investigators pay her a visit. Also, Dom meets 71-year-old Ken, who has lost a leg and recently been widowed. The last thing he wants to do is move to a care home, but adapting his own home to suit his needs now will be costly.
Croydon Council suspect UK taxpayers have been footing the bill for a young couple and their child to live in their borough as illegal immigrants for over a decade. They also think taxpayers have contributed more than 80,000 pounds in benefits, which the couple have used to set up shop in their homeland, along with a fish farm, a goat farm and a house. And Dom meets the parents of baby William, whose severe disabilities have left him facing an uncertain future.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council investigate one landlady and her tenant whose relationship is a little too close for their comfort. It is costing them more than 90,000 pounds in false benefit claims. And Dom meets dedicated carer Kemille, who looks after her nan and three growing boys of her own and works nights in a hostel. These duties are taking their toll on Kemille's health, and she needs help - fast.
Forty-six-year-old Jennifer has been living the high life holidaying in the Caribbean and Canada, but she told Newham Council that she was a single mother, struggling to make ends meet after her boyfriend left her. Now investigators are hot on her tail to track down the 75,000 pounds of benefits they have paid her. And Dom meets Kate, a brave young woman who has battled all her life to achieve her dream of becoming a laywer.
Keeping up with the Joneses is no easy task for fraud investigators in Croydon as they try to unravel how a conniving couple have raked in nearly 70,000 pounds in benefits they are not entitled to. According to a tip-off, Mr Jones may be faking disability and working under a stolen identity. And Dom meets Eunice from Bristol. She is elderly and frail and her house is no longer suitable, but she is adamant she wants to stay in her home of 25 years. How can she afford to make it safe and comfortable for her old age?
Looking after a disabled husband and three disabled children is no easy task, so 45-year-old Jayne has been getting a helping hand from the taxpayer in the form of tax credits. But the bill is mounting, and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs investigators are suspicious. They are right to be suspicious, as Jayne's imagination seems to have run away with her to the tune of over a hundred grand. And Dom meets Chris, who lost his sight in a random brutal attack. Putting his life back together is no easy task, but help is at hand.
In these cash-strapped times, stealing from the NHS is about as low as you can go. Fraud investigators track down a missing care home, and the criminal mastermind whose devious scam robbed her local Primary Care Trust of over 117,000 pounds. And Dom meets John, a young sportsman who refuses to be defined by his blindness.
61-year-old Amtul Bibi claimed to be a single woman struggling to pay her rent. But fraud investigators from Newham Council suspect she is not single at all, and that she and her husband have been happily ripping off the taxpayer to the tune of more than 50,000 pounds. And Dom meets Christine, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. As a working single woman, she is responsible for her bills - how will she cope financially while she is ill?
Fraud investigators target a woman who is trying to hide her real identity. But will a tale of two birth certificates and some undercover surveillance prove this Jamaican citizen is scrounging off the British taxpayer? And Dom meets Rachel and her family who, despite working all hours, are struggling to keep their heads above water.
Maria is a single mum on benefits, but is she living a double life? An anonymous tip-off suggests she is living with a partner, and fraud investiagators suspect she has claimed more than 60,000 pounds in benefits she is not entitled to. And Dom meets Sandra, who has worked her whole life but now cannot get a job.
Investigators have their work cut out keeping track of a maze of properties and names being used by a north London family gang of fraudsters to steal thousands of pounds a month in benefits. And Dom meets 29-year-old Damien, who has spent his life coping with a learning disability and a speech impediment. He wants to work and support his family but opportunities are few and far between.
Investigators are on the trail of a fake asylum seeker who is not only dishonestly claiming benefits at home but also abroad - using a dual identity. And Dom meets Dorothea, who is struggling to bring up her family alone after her husband's death. With two of her children suffering from ADHD, she has got her work cut out.
Investigators from her Majesty's Revenue and Customs track an unscrupulous gang, who are bringing women and children over from Lithuania and using them to steal over three-million pounds in false benefit claims. And Dom meets Charlotte, who was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour at the age of 16. Surgery and the treatment that followed it tested Charlotte and her family to their limits. Children's charity CLIC Sargent helped them through it.
A pair of tax credit stealing scroungers finally get their dues after nearly two decades of abusing the benefit system - to the tune of £150,000. Investigators have their work cut out unravelling their tangled web of lies involving 16 fictitious children and four properties. And Dom meets a ex-soldier with post traumatic stress disorder who is battling to set up a charity to help others in the same situation.
The net closes in on a Rochdale dentist who shamelessly stole over 307,000 pounds from the NHS despite already earning a six figure salary. Fraud investigators are grappling with one of the most audacious and cynical attempts to defraud the NHS they have ever come across. And Dom meets 19-year-old Ella. She has had a rough start in life. In care at 13, by 16 she was dossing in a B&B with alcoholics and drug addicts - it was only thanks to the prompt actions of her social worker that she was plucked to safety. Can she make something of her life?
Fraud investigators in Southend are hot on the trail of a charity worker who they suspect has been lining her own pockets with £31,000 of illegally claimed benefits. And Dom meets a devoted husband and son, who cared for his terminally ill wife and elderly mother, then found himself in dire need. The saints at Age UK North Tyneside are on hand to help.
Fraud investigators in Havering are reeling after discovering the biggest benefits scam in the council's history - a married mother of two, who pretended to be single in order to swindle them out of over £140,000 worth of benefits.
A disabled father of six is suspected of claiming £174,000 in benefits while sitting on over £100,000 in savings across 13 undeclared bank accounts. And Dom meets Laura and her daughter Poppy, who has been diagnosed as profoundly deaf. How will Laura cope with Poppy's disability?
Mahira fled her home country of Iraq and sought asylum here in the UK. Investigators now suspect she has been using false identities to steal thousands from the benefit system - creating a property empire and putting her son through private school at the expense of the taxpayer.
Fraud investigators in South Gloucestershire are shocked to discover that a single mother who has claimed £62,000 in benefits has a taste for very expensive motors. When it turns out that she also has a surprisingly healthy bank account, officers conclude there is something dodgy going on with her benefit claims. And Dom meets Wayne, who is struggling to care for his wife and their young son. Michelle suffered a major epileptic seizure just months after their son was born and now needs constant care and support. Charity Home-Start steps in to help Wayne cope.
Matt Allwright looks into the work of fraud investigators determined to catch those who steal from the public purse. And he meets the genuine claimants who deserve government help. Matt meets the fraud investigators who are on the trail of one woman who they believe is using various identities to work illegally in the UK as a nurse and claim benefits to the tune of £180,000. And one mother reveals how she reached breaking point trying to bring up her autistic son - but can she get the help she needs to allow him to live as independently as possible?
After 30 years living abroad, Sandra Forshaw returns to the UK and claims benefits, but suspicions are soon raised. And when Oxford City Council launch an investigation, they uncover the real identity of the woman, amid decades of lies. And Matt meets the people who stepped in to help 84-year-old Dorothy during her hospital stay. But can they find a way to help this frail pensioner stay in her own home?
Fraud investigators look into the case of a new father who was left holding the baby.
An investigation into a council department head unearths a number of ghost employees.
Ealing Council discover a cache of false identities, forged documents and benefit claims.
A five-year investigation by West Midlands Police reveals a sophisticated fraud.
Matt meets the Croydon fraud investigators hot on the trail of a £47,000 benefit cheat.
Investigators discover the truth behind a jet-setting couple's lavish lifestyle.
Havering Council discover a £168,000 fraud behind a seemingly single mum.
Croydon Council learn they have been paying out claims for empty or derelict homes.
Fraud investigators at Brent uncovering a carousel of benefit fraud amounting to £190,000.
The story of a finance manager who used taxpayer money to fund her lifestyle.
Croydon Council follows up on a tip-off about a benefit claimant using a stolen identity.
Investigators for the NHS discover a financial analyst siphoning off taxpayers' money.
Fraud investigators catch a tax dodger who avoided paying hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Matt meets fraud investigators who were on the trail of a Jaguar-driving benefit cheat.
A benefit cheat tries to avoid paying back what he owes a council.
Officers at Southwark Council unwittingly uncover evidence of benefit fraud.
The fraud team at Ealing call on a handwriting expert to help convict two benefit cheats.
Investigators reveal how a family who seemed to have hit hard times were hiding fraud.
The case of a lady who may be using multiple identities to claim multiple benefits.
The case of an apparently jobless single mother who may be better off than she lets on.
Matt visits the DWP to discover more about a seven-year-long benefit fraud.
Investigators in Reigate dig deeper into the world of a self-proclaimed mystic.
Matt is in central London meeting the fraud team from NHS Protect.
Investigators at the HMRC suspect a jeweller of a £7 million VAT fraud.
The case of two dodgy dentists drilling for cash in the NHS's precious reserves.
The case of a young mother who failed to inform the authorities of her inheritance.
Investigators look at a Cambridgeshire resident who may not be a single mum as she claims.
The bankrupt man who refuses to pay his debts despite a significant windfall.
In Hull, the DWP investigate the case of a jet-setting benefit cheat.
The couple who investigators believe failed to tell the council about multiple homes.
Barnet fraud investigators suspect a man of using two names to claim benefits.
Barnet fraud investigators respond to a tip-off about a pensioner in their area.
Matt hears about a staggering case of benefit fraud in Croydon.
Matt meets the DWP team who brought three serious criminals to justice.
An anonymous tip-off alerts investigators to a potential fraud in excess of £60,000.
Matt meets investigators looking into the case of a widow who may have remarried.
HMRC fraud investigators start looking into the world of garlic smuggling.
Investigators are on the trail of a man they suspect of claiming benefits while a student.
A husband-and-wife team working as psychics cite disabilities to claim hundreds of thousands of pounds in benefits, but they don't see the fraud team, and their antics are caught on camera. Investigators in Leeds put the brakes on one resident following a tip-off that a blind benefit claimant is actually working as a driving instructor. Technology based on a NASA spacesuit helps a little boy with disabilities walk for the first time.
A family-run sandwich shop business in the north of England finds itself in a pickle with tax investigators after they fail to declare a £1m tax bill and squander their earnings on a luxury lifestyle. A benefit fraudster claiming severe disabilities cheats the system and one elderly woman out of cash, but he gets his comeuppance thanks to fraud investigators and police. One mum reveals her heartbreak after a tragedy befell her and her two young children.
Two NHS workers concoct a scam to steal £300K from their employers by buying IT equipment at hugely inflated costs from a company they own on the side, but when fraud investigators get wind of the swindle, the couple flee to Cyprus. Another couple live a lie for years, using numerous identities to steal almost £200K in benefits. Also featuring the story of 20-year-old Jack, who is living with a serious degenerative condition but isn't allowing his disability to hold him back in any aspect of his life.
Employees at a back-to-work scheme swindle the system to line their own pockets with taxpayer cash in a brazen £300K scam. Investigators from HMRC take a closer look at the tax returns of a renowned consultant from Belfast who is accused of evading hundreds of thousands in tax, and we see the incredible fighting spirit of five-year-old Seth, who has an immune deficiency and is living in a bubble while awaiting a life-saving blood transfusion.
A taxi firm boss is caught fiddling the books when HMRC take a closer look at his earnings, and it turns out the whole family is in on the scam. Fraud investigators from the DWP uncover damning videos of one man's travels, proving he's not as disabled as his benefit forms claim. We meet the teenager who reveals how a charity helped in his battle against cancer, while dad Dave battles to get his life back on track after losing his job and falling into depression.
Police in North Yorkshire swoop to catch a group of women purporting to be carers in order to con cash from an elderly lady, while another couple open their home to offer a lifeline to three vulnerable women, giving them a much-needed family life. One boy faces an uncertain future, living with a condition so rare that he is the only sufferer in the world. And fraud investigators conduct a covert surveillance operation to catch out a local league footballer claiming a raft of disability benefits.
An NHS accounts worker swindles over half a million pounds from a renowned cancer hospital, diverting funds into the accounts of her associates, leaving NHS investigators chasing the cash. A couple dupe the benefits system by claiming to be single, but photos of the pair prove otherwise. One boy struggles with life through his teenage years after being diagnosed with autism but finds the job of his dreams and a new lease of life thanks to a charity.
A family claim they are all disabled to steal over £200,000 in benefits, which they use to enjoy a lavish lifestyle, drive expensive cars and have luxury holidays, but they don't count on DWP investigators and their covert cameras, which finally call time on their cheating ways. One man struggles to adapt to the changes he has to make in his life when his wife of 28 years receives a devastating diagnosis.
NHS Scotland investigators stop two swindlers who are stealing dental equipment and selling it online, raking in £75,000. The DWP uses undercover surveillance when investigators are on the case of a greedy grandmother claiming disability benefits. Teenager Malik reveals how being a young carer for his mum and having to put his life on hold took its toll on his own health and childhood, and one council in Kent hits the road to help its residents stay safe in their homes.
HMRC uncover a huge VAT and tax fraud by a farmer who turns fugitive when the heat is on, while fraud investigators from the DWP also deal with some fast footwork from a fraudster... but this time it's on the dance floor. We hear how sudden sight loss turned Dave's world upside down, but thanks to the support of a charity he's rekindled a hobby and found a new lease of life. One council helps an elderly man move from life on the water to dry land.
