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Revenues and Benefits Risk Based Verification Policy - Satnam Kaur - 12 Noon

 

 

Meeting: 09/12/2019 - Cabinet (Item 336)

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This report seeks Cabinet approval for the adoption of Risk Based Verification in the administration of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction claims.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Cabinet

 

RESOLVED – That

 

1.  the use of Risk Based Verification and the Risk Based Verification Policy in the administration of new claims and changes in circumstance for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction from 13 January 2020 be approved; and

 

2.  delegated authority be granted to the Group Head of Corporate Support (Section 151 Officer) and Group Head of Residential Services to make minor amendments to the Risk Based Verification Policy following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Support and Cabinet Member for Residential Services

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Residential Services, Councillor Mrs Gregory, introduced this item and explained that approval was being sought to approve and adopt the use of a Risk Based Verification Policy to assist in the administration of new claims and changes in circumstances for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction from 13 January 2020.  She emphasised that this would allow for applications to be administered more quickly whilst at the same time would allow the opportunity to identify fraud more easily and allowing Officers more time to investigate applications.

 

            The Cabinet

 

                        RESOLVED – That

 

(1)          The use of Risk Based Verification and the Risk Based Verification Policy in the administration of new claims and changes in circumstance for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction from 13 January 2020 be approved; and

 

(2)          Delegated authority be granted to the Group Head of Corporate Support (Section 151 Officer) and Group Head of Residential Services to make minor amendments to the Risk Based Verification Policy following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Support and Cabinet Member for Residential Services.

 

The Cabinet confirmed its decision as per Decision Notice C/026/091219, a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of the Minutes.