Fraud data

The data covers the period from April 2023 to March 2024.

  • Number of occasions powers used under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers: zero
  • Total number (absolute and full-time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud: one full-time Corporate Fraud Investigations Officer (shared with North Warwickshire Borough Council)
  • Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists: one full-time Corporate Fraud Investigations Officer (shared with North Warwickshire Borough Council)
  • Amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud: £30,361.73 (resource cost to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council)
  • Total number of possible fraud cases investigated: 245 cases