False information which was provided in a Housing Benefit application form would be used in accounting and constitutes false accounting.
Citations:
Times 26-Nov-1997, 162 JP 120, 30 HLR 853, [1998] Crim LR 216
Statutes:
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Lancaster CACD 2-Mar-2010
Whether Ommission Significant on Benefits Claim
The defendant appealed against his conviction for false accounting. He had been claiming council tax benefit and housing benefit, but had failed to notify the council of a change in his circumstances.
Held: The appeal failed. The court . .
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Crime
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.84479