You can report Public Assistance, Medicaid, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud online, by mail and by phone.
You cannot make a fraud complaint in person.
Online
Report welfare fraud.
By Mail
BFI Complaint Unit
375 Pearl Street, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10038
By Phone
- Agency: Department of Social Services
- Division: DSS Accountability Office
- Phone Number: (718) 722-8001
- Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
- Staff is available through the automated phone system during business hours, except on City holidays. If you get a fast busy signal or hear a message that the number is not in service, please call back later for assistance.
