HL Deb 22 December 1982 vol 437 c1157WA
Baroness Jeger

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many prosecutions have been brought to the last convenient date against persons deliberately abandoning assets prior to claiming social security benefits, including Part III residence.

Lord Trefgarne

None; the deliberate abandonment of assets for the purpose of securing supplementary benefit or reducing the charge for local authority residential accommodation provided under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 is not a criminal offence.