Spiralling undetected tenancy fraud in England's social housing, study finds

The UK's Fraud Advisory Panel has warned that British government failure to monitor and fight public housing tenancy fraud means 76% of such scams go undetected in England, costing more than UK£500 million (US$619 million) in unnecessary social housing spending during 2019-20.

The UK's Fraud Advisory Panel (FAP) has warned that British government failure to monitor and fight public housing tenancy fraud means 76% of such scams go undetected in England, costing more than UK£500 million (US$619 million) in unnecessary social housing spending during 2019-20.