Government saves €345m in welfare fraud crackdown

Almost €345m was saved in the first seven months of this year as part of the latest drive to crack down on welfare fraud, the Government stated today.

Government saves €345m in welfare fraud crackdown
Mon, 29 Aug, 2011 - 16:07

Almost €345m was saved in the first seven months of this year as part of the latest drive to crack down on welfare fraud, the Government stated today.

More than 350,000 individual social welfare claims were reviewed during that timeframe.

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