Benefit Fraud Data
You can find details of our annual fraud investigations and prosecutions reporting below.
2025 to 2026
|
Annual statistic |
Outcome |
|---|---|
|
Number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers |
NIL |
|
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud |
2.9 |
|
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists |
2.9 |
|
Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud |
£135,000 |
|
total number of fraud cases investigated |
1603 |
|
total number of occasions on which a) fraud and b) irregularity was identified |
1603 |
|
total number of occasions on which a) fraud and b) irregularity was identified |
166 |
|
total monetary value of a) the fraud and b) the irregularity that was detected |
£1.2m |
|
total monetary value of a) the fraud and b) the irregularity that was recovered |
not available |
2024 to 2025
|
|
Annual statistic |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers |
NIL |
|
2 |
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud |
2.7 |
|
3 |
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists |
2.7 |
|
4 |
Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud |
£154,000 |
|
5 |
total number of fraud cases investigated |
16 |
|
6 |
total number of occasions on which a) fraud and b) irregularity was identified |
16 |
|
7 |
total number of occasions on which a) fraud and b) irregularity was identified |
94 |
|
8 |
total monetary value of a) the fraud and b) the irregularity that was detected |
£927,000 |
|
9 |
total monetary value of a) the fraud and b) the irregularity that was recovered |
not available |
2023 to 2024
|
|
Annual statistic |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers |
NIL |
|
2 |
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud |
2 |
|
3 |
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists |
2 |
|
4 |
Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud |
132,000 |
|
5 |
total number of fraud cases investigated |
2 |
|
6 |
total number of occasions on which a) fraud and b) irregularity was identified |
2 |
|
7 |
total number of occasions on which a) fraud and b) irregularity was identified |
not available |
|
8 |
total monetary value of a) the fraud and b) the irregularity that was detected |
£272,000 |
|
9 |
total monetary value of a) the fraud and b) the irregularity that was recovered |
not available |