Decision details
Risk Based Verification Policy For Housing Benefit And Council Tax Reduction
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Following a successful pilot, it is proposed to introduce Risk Based Verification for all claims. Risk Based Verification changes the way that housing benefit claims are verified, reducing the amount of evidence required for low risk cases while ensuring more activity is directed to checking high risk claims.
Decision:
Appendices A-C of the report are not for publication as they contain exempt information of the description in paragraphs 14, 18 and 21 of Schedule 12 A of the Local Government Act 1972.
RESOLVED: that
1. the policy for Risk Based Verification as attached at Appendix A to the report be approved.
2. the policy take effect from 1st January 2020.
3. Authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Housing and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities to review the policy annually and to make changes as necessary.
Publication date: 22/11/2019
Date of decision: 21/11/2019
Decided at meeting: 21/11/2019 - Cabinet
Effeithiol O: 04/12/2019
Accompanying Documents:
- Cabinet 21 November 2019 Risk Based Verification Housing Benefit PDF 188 KB
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