Issue - meetings
To introduce a Risk Based Verification policy for the administration of Housing Benefit / Council Tax Support claims
Meeting: 15/06/2017 - Cabinet (Item 435)
435 Improvements in housing benefit / council tax support verification process 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - RBV Policy - TDC final , View reasons restricted (435/2)
- Appendix 2 - CIA Form, item 435
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Minutes:
Proposals for improvements on how the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support claims were assessed by Council through East Kent Services were presented to Cabinet. It was reported that the new system would be quicker, cheaper and had been trialled successfully in another district council.
Councillor Game and Councillor Campbell spoke under Council Procedure Rule 20.1.
Councillor Townend proposed, Councillor Lin Fairbrass seconded and Cabinet approved the implementation of a Risk Based Verification policy for new claims to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support.