welfare fraud

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Of the overpayments made by the Department of Social Protection last year, some €19.6m related to suspected fraud and over €69m was attributed to customer error. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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More than €111m overpaid by Department of Social Protection

Some 5,600 suspected individual cases of welfare fraud were recorded last year

<p>The infamous 2017 campaign, fronted by Leo Varadkar, claimed Welfare Cheats Cheat Us All and trumpeted that anti-fraud measures within the Department created €500 million in savings each year. Picture: Shane O'Neill Photography.</p>

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Infamous welfare cheats campaign trumpeted savings that were not real

The €500m savings in welfare fraud were the estimated prevented fraud that would occur if the department wasn’t on top of things

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Judge likens case to 'The Hangover' as woman facing welfare fraud recounts drunken Las Vegas wedding

A mother-of-four on trial for unlawfully obtaining almost €30,000 in one parent family social welfare payments has claimed her drunken Las Vegas wedding was just “a bit of fun” and she did not know it was legal in Ireland.

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Teacher who falsely claimed welfare while living in luxury penthouse jailed for over three years

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Man jailed for fraudulently claiming over €136,000 in welfare payments

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20% increase in welfare fraud reports to department

Leo Varadkar ‘overstated’ amount saved by anti-fraud measures

Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has been accused of massively overstating the amounts saved by the State in anti-fraud measures.

Wed, 26 Apr, 2017

Successful tip-offs to welfare not recorded

The Department of Social Protection does not know how many allegations of welfare fraud submitted by members of the public lead to the detection of an offence.

Sun, 23 Apr, 2017

Not known how many reports of welfare fraud led to detection of offence

The Department of Social Protection has admitted it does not know how many allegations of welfare fraud submitted by members of the public actually lead to the detection of an offense.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017