€1.2m of Jobseekers’ Allowance overpaid last year

There was an estimated €1.2m in overpayments of Jobseekers’ Allowance last year, as 1.6% of claims for those aged 18-25 were not paid at the appropriate, age-related personal rates.

The audit of the department’s 2017 appropriation account looked at the JA claim-load on November 3 last, when there were 30,019 claimants aged 18 to 25 in receipt of payment.