Government to target Ireland’s ‘hidden society’

THE Government is to target the “hidden economy” as part of a social welfare fraud crackdown, according to Government documents.

A briefing note from the Department of Social Protection for Minister Joan Burton outlines some of the measures to be employed to achieve more savings.

It states that a “key priority” for the Department’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) “will be active policing of the hidden economy sector where there is a prevalence of social welfare and abuse”.