A tenant was found subletting a council flat in Soho through Airbnb while blamed an unknown third party for the operations. The council took action and issued a possession order, with the tenant fined nearly £13,000. The council's Corporate Anti-Fraud Service (CAFS) investigated numerous fraud cases, focusing on housing fraud and salary payments to ex-employees. A review identified that an employee continued to receive salary payments after leaving, prompting corrective actions. CAFS emphasized the importance of regularly updating payroll records to prevent such occurrences in the future.
A council worker kept quiet about still receiving a salary despite having left, while another employee at the same authority was moonlighting without permission.
The council's Corporate Anti-Fraud Service (CAFS) investigated 468 cases, including 416 new referrals, and concluded 331 between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
CAFS found tenancy, housing and right-to-buy fraud was the most common form with 182 live cases. Parking and blue badges followed with 116 live cases.
The blunder was identified during a review of budget data and subsequent investigations found information on the payroll system was incorrect.
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