Decision details
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction Risk Based Verification Policy 2018-2019
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Cabinet approval is sought for a Risk Based
Verification Policy to be adopted for the purpose of Housing
Benefit administration. The adoption of such a policy will enable
the service to allocate more resources to claims that present a
greater risk of fraud and error. It will also reduce the cost of
administration and improve performance, by reducing the number of
days taken to process new claims and changes in
circumstances.
Decision:
RESOLVED
1. That the introduction of a Risk Based Verification (RBV) Policy for the purpose of assessing claims for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction be approved with effect from 1 December 2017.
2. That authority be delegated to the Head of Finance and Governance Services to make minor amendments to the RBV policy following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Governance Services.
3. That a report be brought back to Cabinet following the first 12 months of operation of the Risk Based Verification Policy.
Report author: Mrs Marlene Rogers
Publication date: 05/10/2017
Date of decision: 03/10/2017
Decided at meeting: 03/10/2017 - Cabinet
Effective from: 12/10/2017
Accompanying Documents:
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