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Why do Housing Benefits Offices request full bank account details?

I have given my local housing benefits office my last two months statements, with the numbers blanked out, now they say this is not good enough.

They have no right to your account numbers. As long as your name, address, credits and debits are showing, that is proof enough of your financial status. If they are insistant, I would request that they put the request, in writing with reference to the legislation that states that you have a legal obligation to provide that information and for the person that puts it in writing to sign it personally and not put it on standard letterheaded paper that is already signed by the Director of Finance. In otherwords, make sure the person making the request is answerable for that rerquest. Otherwise, you can rightfully request that they seek a court order to obtain that information. In the meantime, I would call the PA of the Director of Finance and ask him / her for the reason why a council employee is requesting to see your bank account numbers and also ask why the council is instructing an employee to breech your personal security. It may also be worth mention that the council could be guilty of "Invasion of Privacy" and could also be in breach of the Data Protection Act.

They wan to make sure that you qualify.
They need the numbers, genius. How else do they weed out the frauds?
Your entitlement is based in part upon your personal resources. When you blank out the numbers on your bank statements they cannot evaluate your entitlement and therefore must deny your application.