Proposals to allow the NIHE and Registered Housing Associations to work better together on the investigation of Tenancy Fraud
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The Department for Communities has published an Outcome Report which presents the findings from the targeted consultation on “Proposals to allow the NIHE and Registered Housing Associations to work better together on the investigation of Tenancy Fraud”.
The Department wants to put in place the legislative power to allow the NIHE to carry out tenancy fraud investigations on behalf of Registered Housing Associations. Registered Housing Associations will continue with their current investigating role; however, providing the legislative proposal is put into law, they would also be able to avail of the expertise within the NIHE to progress tenancy fraud investigations.
An 8-week consultation ran from 16 July 2024 to 9 September 2024 on the proposed provisions. It was a targeted consultation engaging with the main social housing stakeholders to obtain the views of the proposed extension of an existing service. This online consultation was supplemented by targeted stakeholder information sessions. More detail about the consultation and subsequent analysis approach is provided within the published Outcome Report.