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10-27-2010, 02:37 AM
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Councils uncover £135m of fraud (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFEwrmvhItxk-uDJ5X9xgZNV5vHDQ&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11633074)
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Its annual fraud survey found 63000 false benefit claims, and estimated that 50000 properties worth £2bn had been illegally sub-let or occupied. ...
Councils detect housing fraud of £100m (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEtAKE6BHuUaggKrZs3wdm8-FbCbw&url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/dcb0e802-e12e-11df-90b7-00144feabdc0.html)Financial Times
£135M-A-YEAR HOUSING FRAUD &#39;IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG&#39; (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGfUwuJ-KejH9kvdm5twrcSrTSGiw&url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/207791/-135m-a-year-housing-fraud-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-)Express.co.uk
Councils spotted £135m of fraud in 119000 cases last year (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE63H6b0Y3q0N_Vafc26YWM-U0nrw&url=http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2010/10/councils-spotted-135m-of-fraud-in-119000-cases-last-year/)FT.com (blog)
Local Government Chronicle (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGm9_cMegdgljfmxJefQQUvUa81-Q&url=http://www.lgcplus.com/finance/councils-detect-135m-of-fraud/5020987.article) -Telegraph.co.uk (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEM5DPRYju5PvL8H0aMpebK_6IgqA&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8088000/Up-to-50000-council-houses-illegally-occupied-report-reveals.html) -Inside Housing (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGoheM9m8-Z-G5Zp5glJzGO1zPCUQ&url=http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/housing-management/councils-recover-1600-sublet-homes/6512225.article)
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