Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 December 1995. It was answered by Roger Evans (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 December 1995 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

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Dept of Social Security

Question

If he will list each local authority in England which achieved (a) less than 50 per cent. and (b) between 50 per cent. and 60 per cent. of its target level of weekly benefit savings resulting from the detection of housing benefit fraud in the last available year; and if he will list the actual percentage achieved by each local authority which achieved less than 50 per cent. of its target. - Table given.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

7147; 268 c1275-6W;268 c1273-4W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Abuse Housing benefit Fraud Social security

Contains statistics

Yes