Housing Minister John Healey has today launched the first-ever national crackdown on tenancy cheats to recover up to 10,000 council and housing association homes fraudulently sublet, and release them to those in real need.The Audit Commission have suggested that the number of social homes unlawfully acquired or sublet could range from one in 100 to as many as one in 20 in some inner-city areas - totalling as many as 50,000 homes nationwide.147 councils have signed up to the Government's first ever national crackdown on housing fraud, including every council in London. With councils working alongside the housing associations in their areas, they will benefit from a share of £4m to set up their own anti-fraud initiatives - including special hotlines and crack squads to investigate allegations of fraud.There is a reward/bounty of £500 to anyone whose information leads to the recovery of one of the first 1,000 homes.Read the full story on the CLG website.
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