Experian Helps Hammersmith & Fulham Save £3,000 a day in the Fight Against Social Housing Tenancy Fraud

Experian Helps Hammersmith & Fulham Save £3,000 a day in the Fight Against Social Housing Tenancy Fraud PR Newswire LONDON, October 12, 2012 LONDON, October 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian has assisted The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in recovering almost £3,000-a-day for the public purse with an ongoing and highly successful programme to prevent social housing tenancy fraud in its 12,000 social homes. The local authority is working with Experian to deploy the latest fraud detection techniques in a programme that has significantly reduced the level of social housing tenancy fraud in Hammersmith & Fulham. Experian's analysis, combined with the in-depth local knowledge and expertise of its fraud investigators, has yielded savings of more than £650,000 in the first seven months, with more savings expected to follow. Councillor Andrew Johnson, Hammersmith & Fulham Cabinet Member for Housing, said: "These stunning results prove our zero tolerance towards fraud is working. Every fraudster profiting from the most vulnerable members of society by unlawfully sub-letting social homes should know they now run a very high risk of being caught. "Every home that is sub-let is a property taken away from a person or family in need. "Experian is working with Hammersmith & Fulham to enable the investigation team to review and follow up suspected fraud cases.