Protecting the Public Purse

A recent report from the audit commission has highlighted some alarming trends for fraud in the UK. In the current economic climate, is your local authority doing enough to protect its funds and ensure they are giving maximum benefit to your customers. See how INTEC’s market leading fraud solutions can help you in the ongoing fight against fraud.

According to the commission’s report there are key areas local authorities need to concentrate on, these include;

• housing tenancy fraud, which can be conservatively estimated to have reduced available social housing for allocation in England by nearly 50,000 properties;
• false claims for single person discount on council tax, estimated at £90 million each year; and
• recruitment fraud, which can have severe consequences and which fraudsters often exploit to commit other types of fraud.
• the amount lost through housing and council tax benefit fraud, after a period of decline, has recently increased;
• procurement frauds have involved large sums; and
• there is evidence of some misuse of social care direct payments.

To learn more about what the Audit Commission's report said and how INTEC can help click here