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10-17-2014, 05:35 PM
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Losses flow from housing benefit fraud and errors (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNGxvULYMMFCrKP9bEmzVFYWlKOrmA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778634539255&ei=e1NBVKirCY7-8AGLpIGACg&url=http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/benefits/losses-flow-from-housing-benefit-fraud-and-errors/5075887.article?blocktitle%3DLatest-Local-Government-News%26contentID%3D2249)
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The NAO, parliament's spending watchdog, said in its report Housing Benefit Fraud and Error that the Department for Work & Pensions lacked focus on tackling these losses. Benefit overpayment due to fraud and error increased to £1.4bn in 2013-14 ...
Fraud and mistakes add £1.4bn to cost of housing benefit (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNFTocBuy4w4mX2qqHpIG61G2aEE8Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778634539255&ei=e1NBVKirCY7-8AGLpIGACg&url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4238969.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_10_16)The Times (subscription)
NAO: Housing Benefit overpayment 'an escalating problem' (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNGoRKxmem9yOaLvyMMGtmqyNvRn9A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778634539255&ei=e1NBVKirCY7-8AGLpIGACg&url=http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2014/10/nao-housing-benefit-overpayment-an-escalating-problem/)Public Finance
Report: DWP too slow to tackle housing benefit fraud as losses near £1.5 billion (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNHGOOkRuUyWI0KgSLh8oj06Zwj8wQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778634539255&ei=e1NBVKirCY7-8AGLpIGACg&url=http://www.24dash.com/news/central_government/2014-10-17-Report-DWP-too-slow-to-tackle-housing-benefit-fraud-as-losses-near-1-5-billion)24dash (press release)
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