The Municipality of Rotterdam Has Filed A Police Report Against A Former Employee Who For Ten Years Allowed Friends and Family to Live in Homes Intended For The Homeless. In Eight accommodations, People who Were not entitled to the social provision Were Housed.
The Municipality is Taking the Former Employee to Court because he rejects “Any Liability for the Damage.” The Municipality is Evicting the Homes and Making Payment Arrangements with the Fraudulent Residents. They face a lawsuit if they refuse to pay.
The Employee Committed fraud by “Deceiving Colleagues and Manipulating Administrative Systems,” The City Government wrote on Tuesday Afternoon in a College Letter to the City Council. It started with one home in 2015 and increased to eight homes in 2024. The project consists of 156 accommodations.
The Residents Paid No Rent, Municipal Taxes, OR Expenses. This has Cost the Municipality at Least 337,000 euros.
The Family Members and Friends of the fraudster are blamed for not reporting the scam. They should also have reasonly know that they were wrongly staying somewhere for free. “As a result, they have unjustly enriched themelves at the Expense of the Municipality,” The Letter States.
Project Has Been Phased Out Since 2020
The Municipality Started An Integrity Investigation Last September After An Internal Report. The Employee was suspended within a months. The Civil Servant was fired when there was fraud.
Normally, Tenants Pay a Monthly Contribution. The Municipality Rents The Homes From Four Different Housing Corporations. The Municipality Incurs Monthly Costs for These Homes, Such as runs, gas, water, electricity, and Municipal Taxes.
In the (z) shelter project, homes owned by the municipality are temporarily interested to the homeless. The Residents Work Together with counselors to Become Independent Again.
To prevent fraud in the future, The Entire Housing Stock of the Project Has Been Reviewed. MoreOover, Project (Z) Has Been Phased Out Since 2020. Homeless People Can Then Rent Directly From The Housing Associations.