Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 22
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DWP's current Housing Benefit fraud checks remain too limited at local level
Conclusion
DWP does some limited checks for fraud at a local level. It noted that it samples just 60 housing benefit claims per local authority for fraud and that supported housing benefit claims will only be a small portion of this sample.44 Some local authorities in the Supported Housing Improvement Programme pilots have seen improvement in challenging fraudulent Housing Benefit claims but progress in this area is slow.45
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 14 February 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗