30% fall in anonymous welfare fraud allegations

The Department of Social Protection has received more than 16,000 anonymous tip-offs from members of the public this year regarding suspected cases of social welfare fraud.

A dedicated phone line and website facility is provided by the Department for individuals to submit anonymous reports of suspected abuses by social welfare claimants.

So far this year, 16,359 tip-offs have been received from members of the public, triggering investigations into cases of suspected fraud.