Issue - meetings

Review of Risk Based Verification for Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Reduction claims

Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

Additional documents:

Enc. 1 for Review of Risk Based Verification for Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Reduction claims, item 37 PDF 144 KB
Enc. 2 for Review of Risk Based Verification for Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Reduction claims , View reasons restricted (37/3)
Enc. 3 for Review of Risk Based Verification for Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Reduction claims , View reasons restricted (37/4)

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services which provided details of a review of the Council’s Risk Based Verification policy for Housing Benefit (HB) and Council Tax Reduction (CTR) and recommended changes to the approach with effect from 1^st April 2022.

RESOLVED: That

(1)

approval be given for ending the use of Risk Based Verification in the administration of HB, CTR claims and reported changes in circumstances received, after 31^st March 2022, and

(2)

changes to verification of evidence to support HB and CTR claims received after 31^st March 2022 be approved.

Issue - meetings

Review of Risk Based Verification for Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Reduction claims

Meeting: 15/12/2021 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 37)