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Freedom of Information Request

FOI: Tenancy Fraud

Received: 31 July 2024

Questions 1. Please tell me what types of housing tenancy frauds do you investigate? 2. Please tell me how many full-time equivalent staff worked on counter housing fraud in each of the following three financial years?a) 2021/22b) 2022/23c) 2023/24 3. Please tell me how much have you spent on counter housing fraud measures in each of the following three financial years, including staff and professional fees. a) 2021/22b) 2022/23c) 2023/24 4. Please tell me how many housing frauds cases have you investigated in each of the following three financial years: a) 2021/22b) 2022/23c) 2023/24 5. Please tell me how many of these investigated cases did you classified as 'detected frauds' in each of these three financial years? a) 2021/22b) 2022/23c) 2023/24 6. Please tell me how many of these detected frauds resulted in some form of action being taken? d) 2021/22e) 2022/23f) 2023/24 7. Please tell me how many social homes have you recovered as a result of your counter fraud work in each of the following three financial years: a) 2021/22b) 2022/23c) 2023/24 8. What do you estimate to be the financial saving from your counter housing-fraud measures in each of the following three financial yearsa) 2021/22b) 2022//23c) 2023/24 9. Please tell me how many homes cases have you investigated of suspected illegal sub-letting using on-line websites, such as AirBnB, Booking.Com, or Vrbo.

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