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Action the Council can take
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Recovery of the overpaid benefit obtained because of the fraud offence.
This applies to all cases appropriate under the terms of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and later amendments.
Action the Council takes against benefit fraudsters
- Reassessment of benefit
- Recovery of overpaid benefit obtained because of the Fraud Offence
- Administrative Caution
- Administrative Penalty (30% of the overpayment)
- Prosecution
- Report on Proceeds of Crime to the Police
Repeat Offending
Where it is established that an individual has committed a previous benefit offence and the investigation leads to a proven fraud, the Council will, where there is sufficient evidence, report the matter to the Procurator Fiscal.
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