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The Head of Revenues and
Benefits Shared Services introduced the report and stated that the
Council provided Housing Benefit on behalf of the Department of
Work and Pensions, a condition of which is annual certification by
external audit. The certification was undertaken by Grant
Thornton.
The number of amendments made
by staff members exceeded 50,000 for the year, with three errors
identified resulting in changes to the claim form originally
submitted. These amounted to an
alteration in the claim submitted to the DWP of
£168.
RESOLVED:That the findings of the Housing Benefit Grant Claim
Certification undertaken by Grant Thornton be noted.