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Topic: Benefit fraud

	VDARE.com: 12/20/04 - It’s STILL The Immigration Benefit Fraud, Stupid!
		The leaky southwest border is a drop in the bucket compared to the massive potential for immigration benefit fraud inside the Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS or CIS] division of the Department of Homeland Security [DHS].
		Considering the wholesale fraud of the 1986 amnesty disaster and the government’s unwillingness to even measure the level of fraud in more recent amnesty give-away programs, the damage would be incalculable if America ever subjects itself to another immigration benefit free-for-all.
		We have noted in a past report that INS had numerous problems related to its enforcement of benefit fraud, including a lack of protocols for adjudicators and others in coordinating benefit fraud and a lack of criteria for investigators in prioritizing benefit fraud cases.
	www.vdare.com /mann/041220_fraud.htm (794 words)

	Freedom of Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hammersmith and Fulham Council is fully committed to benefit fraud prevention, and is one of the most successful in London in the detection, investigation and sanctioning of benefit fraud offenders.
		Benefit fraud in the UK costs an estimated £2 billion per year, and is paid for out of public funds.
		This year we successfully prosecuted 22 cases of benefit fraud, with a further 66 cases receiving formal cautions or financial penalties.
	www.lbhf.gov.uk /fraud (328 words)

	South Lakeland District Council :: Benefit Fraud
		Benefit fraud occurs where a person knowingly or dishonestly provides information that they know to be false when they claim benefits, or when a person knowingly or dishonestly fails to notify changes in their circumstances that will affect entitlement to benefits they are receiving.
		This fraud may occur where a person is claiming for an address at which he or she is not in fact living.
		Benefit fraud can be committed by anyone from an opportunist fraudster who doesn't notify a change of job to highly organised gangs systematically ripping off the benefits system.
	www.southlakeland.gov.uk /main.asp?page=1258 (990 words)

	Benefit Fraud - Housing and Council Tax Benefits - Fraud Prosecution Policy
		The application of the Benefit Fraud Prosecution Policy will also contribute to the key Council policy of reducing crime and disorder within the borough as required by Section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
		Where sufficient evidence of fraud is established the Strategic Director of Finance and ICT is authorised to offer sanctions against offenders in line with agreed procedures or to consider prosecution.
		The Strategic Director of Finance and ICT is authorised to pass to the Police or Government Department as appropriate, serious cases of benefit fraud with a view to prosecution.
	www.gateshead.gov.uk /benefits/fraud.htm (450 words)

	Dragonninja Messageboard - Benefits and benefit fraud
		Regarding benefits, my main problem other than those who can not be bothered, is the underage mums who get up the duff, and then claim a lot of money off the government.
		During the 90's in NZ, the domstic purposes benefit was set at the lowest level possible to feed a family, despite nutritionists proving the benefit needed to be set at a level 1/3 higher than was introduced into the law.
		Benefits need to be set at a level that enables people to remain in such a state that they are able achieve things whilst they are on them, and thus get off them in the future.
	www.dragonninja.com /forums/showthread.php?t=6362 (3265 words)

	Reporting Benefit Fraud
		It is estimated that every year benefit cheats cost around £2 billion in stolen benefits, this is money that could be spent on improving services for people in real need and it's your taxes that are paying for their luxuries.
		Benefit fraud is a criminal offence and if we think someone is fraudulently claiming benefit we will investigate the claimant's circumstances.
		If we have evidence that someone is committing benefit fraud we may prosecute the offender or apply a formal caution or a penalty as an alternative to prosecution.
	www.berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk /revenuesandbenefits/fraud.htm (567 words)

	GAO: Terrorists Exploit U.S. Immigration System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		"Immigration benefit fraud is a significant problem that threatens the integrity of the legal immigration system," according to the GAO report.
		Immigration benefit fraud involves attempts by aliens to obtain naturalization, work authorization, and/or adjustment of status through illegal means such as the use of fraudulent documents.
		"Benefit fraud has been inconsistently investigated and INS resources are not used to their greatest effect," the report concluded.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2002/2/15/194300.shtml (831 words)

	Benefit Fraud Prosecution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the application form which Mr S completed for Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit, he stated that he was a tenant of a property in Hereward Green, Loughton and signed the declaration confirming that he would notify the Council of any changes in his circumstances, which might affect his benefit.
		Mr S was paid housing benefit from 24 February 2003 and signed further forms regarding his benefit on 3 March, 11 March and 6 April that year.
		Mr S had been overpaid housing benefit amounting to £900 as a result of cashing cheques to which he knew he was not entitled.
	www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk /textonly/news/sellstrom_housing_benefit.asp (563 words)

	HOW THE LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL BENEFIT FRAUD WORKS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The reverse psychology of the VF is to teach Council workers that they are using it to prevent benefit fraud.
		The important thing to note here is that the inspectors will not announce their intention of proving you are a fraud but, rather, appear to be inviting you simply to confirm what you had already said about the contents of the tin (or bank account).
		If Lincoln City Labour Councillors are accused of benefit fraud the Council can obtain full details of the anonymous caller's telephone number and the time of the call from the Benefits Agency.
	www.anycities.com /luqi/very_fluoridated_1.htm (1708 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| News \| Benefit fraud 'halved under Labour'
		Benefit fraud and mistakes in payments have decreased by 37% in the last year, according to government figures released today.
		And ministers claim that since Labour was elected, benefit fraud alone has been reduced by half, saving the taxpayer £1bn.
		The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that in the year ending this March, 6.4% of benefits, or £840m was overpaid - the lowest figure on record and a reduction on the 10.4% rate which Labour faced after its first year in government in 1997-98.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Society/news/story/0,7838,1375149,00.html (301 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Benefit fraud and error cost £3bn
		Fraud and error in Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance costs taxpayers £840m or 6.4% of expenditure, down from £920m in the previous year.
		Edward Leigh MP Fraud and error in payments of Housing Benefit, which is paid by local authorities but administered by the DWP, cost £650m or 5.3% of total spending.
		"The flood of benefit money being lost as a result of fraud and error is not abating...the fact remains that an annual overall loss of £3bn is a grievous waste of public resources," he said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/4185195.stm (462 words)

	Benefit Fraud
		The Fraud Hotline is a confidential way for the public to pass factual information about suspected fraudulent benefit claimants to the Council.
		Joe Bloggs is working and claiming benefit, he leaves the house everyday at about 8.30am in a boilersuit and returns at approx 6.00pm.
		If you suspect someone of committing benefit fraud, bear in mind that they may be legitimately working and receiving benefit.
	www.eden.gov.uk /main.asp?page=2241&template=print.htt (364 words)

	www.shepway.gov.uk - Types Of Fraud-h (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Benefit fraud is where people claim Housing and Council Tax Benefit and/or Social Security Benefits but have no right to claim it.
		Benefit fraud costs the country about £2 billion a year which is money that could be spent on public services.
		A trained member of staff will take any information you can provide regarding people committing benefit fraud or a 24-hour answer phone service is available for calls out of office hours.
	www.shepway.gov.uk /business/trading-standards/fraud (456 words)

	Oregon DHS: Staff news - Feature - Benefit fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A DHS caseworker calls about a client who is receiving benefits for a child who, the caseworker believes, doesn't live with her.
		These are typical of up to 30 calls daily to the DHS Fraud Investigation Unit, which fields 16 investigators across the state in addition to a central office staff in north Salem.
		For example, the woman who was receiving benefits for a child not living with her was charged, received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay full restitution of $4,429.23.
	www.dhs.state.or.us /news/staff/features/04ffraud.html (511 words)

	Oxford City Council: Benefit fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Every year false benefit claims cost the country millions of pounds - money that could be better spent on public services for everyone.
		Benefit cheats are people who deliberately try to claim benefits they are not entitled to by giving false information or not telling us when things change.
		If there is someone you think may be claiming benefits they are not entitled to then see the benefits contacts page for our benefit fraudline's contact details.
	www.oxford.gov.uk /services/benefit-fraud.cfm (285 words)

	Royal Forest of Dean Council, Text Edition - Tax & Benefits, benefit fraud, Benefit Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They could be working whilst claiming housing benefit or income support/job seekers allowance, taking in a lodger or having their partner live with them whilst they claim as a single person.
		Fraud hurts us all, from increasing taxes to depriving the most vulnerable members of our community from the help they deserve.
		The revenues section has an anti fraud policy that ensures an equitable and consistent approach to the prevention and detection of benefit fraud in the public’s best interest.
	www.fdean.gov.uk /content.asp?nav=527&parent_directory_id=201&positioning_article_id=&language=&textonly=TRUE&sortkey= (440 words)

	www.GovExec.com - INS, GAO say immigration benefit fraud is pervasive (2/19/02)
		The Immigration and Naturalization Service believes benefit fraud is "pervasive and serious," but has done little to combat the long-standing problem, according to a new report from the General Accounting Office.
		The agency does not know the extent of the fraud, and has failed to provide its field offices with guidance in two key areas: how to conduct investigations of fraud and how to use technology to manage and share information about ongoing cases, the January report said.
		Often, the benefit fraud is committed to make drug smuggling and terrorism easier, the report said.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0202/021902m1.htm (683 words)

	Targeting Benefit Fraud - Report a cheat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you think someone is committing benefit fraud it is important that you let us know about it.
		If you think someone is committing benefit fraud it is important that you report it.
		The National Benefit Fraud Hotline is a confidential way to report someone you suspect of committing benefit fraud.
	www.targetingfraud.gov.uk /report.html (311 words)

	Wyre Borough Council - Benefits - Benefit Fraud
		Fraud can be defined as knowingly obtaining benefit to which there is no entitlement, thus incurring a fraudulent overpayment.
		Wyre has a dedicated team of staff that is actively engaged in the detection and prevention of Benefit fraud.
		All Fraud Investigation Officers are Accredited Counter Fraud Officers and as such have gained the PINS (Professionalism In Security) qualification.
	www.wyrebc.gov.uk /Council_Services/Benefits/Benefit_Fraud.asp (585 words)

	Wyre Forest Benefit Fraud - Frequently Asked Questions
		There is a Fraud Section that is responsible for detection and investigation of fraudulent claims.
		The Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) was launched in November 1997 in response to widespread concerns about the estimated high levels of fraud in the Social Security system.
		Their mission is to maximise counter fraud performance and minimise the risk of fraud throughout the Social Security System.
	www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk /tmbc3/benefitfraud.htm (419 words)

	Reporting Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Benefit fraud is committed by people who claim Housing and Council Tax Benefit and/or Social Security Benefits but have no right to claim it.
		Last year over £1million of benefit fraud was detected.
		Alternatively you can ring the Benefit Fraud Hotline 0800 389 2787 which is a free phone number and all calls are treated in absolute confidence.
	www.crewe-nantwich.gov.uk /main.asp?page=926 (260 words)

	What is Benefit Fraud?
		Benefit fraud is where people claim Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit but have no right to make a claim.
		The Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit scheme is for people on low incomes who genuinely need help with their housing costs.
		Every year billions of pounds are lost through Benefit Fraud; money that could be invested in essential services.
	www.northwilts.gov.uk /index/index/council/cd-councils/cd_councils-council_tax/cd_councils-benefit_fraud/cd_councils-council_doing_about_benefit_fraud.htm (143 words)

	DWP - Press release: Benefit Fraud Inspectorate Follow-up Report: Dundee City Council (5 February 2004)
		The council’s evidence gathering to support benefit claims had improved significantly since the earlier inspection and was generally thorough.
		However, clearance times for processing benefit claims, which had shown some improvement since 1999, were in decline at the time of the follow-up inspection and did not meet national targets.
		Overpayments of benefit were occurring because notified changes of circumstances were not being dealt with promptly.
	www.dwp.gov.uk /mediacentre/pressreleases/2004/feb/fram-bfidundee.asp (677 words)

	The Daily Mail (London, England) : [pounds sterling]1.3bn hole in benefit fraud blitz. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MORE than [pounds sterling]1.3billion was lost through fraud and bureaucratic bungling in paying out just two types of social security benefits in 12 months, it emerged yesterday.
		The NAO's report is likely to disappoint ministers who have trumpeted their 'zero tolerance' approach to benefit fraud.
		Over the whole range of payouts, it is acknowledged to be costing taxpayers more than [pounds sterling]4billion a year, the equivalent of 2p in the pound on income tax.
	static.highbeam.com /t/thedailymaillondonengland/february162001/poundssterling13bnholeinbenefitfraudblitz/index.html (223 words)

	Reporting Benefit Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If it is found that they are claiming benefit fraudulently, their benefit will be cancelled and overpayments created and sought.
		In Kirklees, a shopfitter was prosecuted for receiving £710 in benefits after failing to notify the council that he had found work.
		The Revenues and Benefits service received an allegation that Abigail was receiving Families Tax Credit but had not declared this income on her claim for housing benefit.
	www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk /answers/claimbenefit/fraud.shtm (1039 words)

	Benefit Fraud Government - Typhoon.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When you claim benefit the law says you must tell usbut sometimes to continue to get benefit they would not be entitled towill not only repay any overpaid benefit but may also be prosecuted forTheft Act.
		Fraud can enter the system through: Team will: Engage in fraud prevention by first visiting newintervention The Dorset Anti-Fraud Partnership (DAFP) duties includeaction against those who commit fraud, including financial penaltiesCalculation of overpayments of benefit on the discovery of the true facts.
		In certain situations the person claiming benefit will be invited to attend an interviewaware that not all cases where benefits are being received incorrectlyBasingstoke & Deane crack down on benefitfraud.
	www.typhoon.co.uk /directory/37633_benefit.html (974 words)

	Benefit Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Benefit Fraud is estimated to cost every family in Devon approx £80 per year.
		It is estimated that in the country as a whole around £2 billion is lost every year to benefit fraud across all benefits.
		To report suspected benefit fraud in the Torridge area contact Torridge District Council on 01237 428933 or on the 24 hour Fraud Hotline 01237 42 92 92.
	www.torridge.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=4643&ArticleAction=print (225 words)

	Benefit fraud drops by 18%
		It is a serious problem that still costs each family £80 a year according to a recent government report.
		She said: "The loss in Jobseeker's Allowance and income support due to fraud and error has fallen by 18%.
		But In the period between April 2000 to March 2001, the estimated fraud and error overpayment was £1.2bn.
	mammj.bournemouth.ac.uk /News6/fraud.html (197 words)

	Benefit fraud : Benefits : Advice & benefits : Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
		Benefit fraud is where people claim any benefit, including housing benefit and council tax benefit, that they are not entitled to by giving false information or not telling us when their circumstances change.
		Local authorities across the region are working together to crack down on benefit fraud with dedicated investigators working on your behalf to make sure that people who commit fraud are stopped.
		The objective of the Benefit Investigation Unit (BIU) is to investigate thoroughly and effectively any allegations received concerning housing benefit and council tax benefit fraud.
	www.blackburn.gov.uk /server.php?show=nav.001001004002 (209 words)

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