Not acceptable to recoup dole fraud money from children’s allowance, judge says

A judge has said it was not acceptable for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to recover dole fraud money from children’s allowance payments.

Jelena Curlukova, aged 46, with an address at Finnstown Shopping Centre, Lucan, Dublin, was accused of of making a statement that she met the condition for getting the Jobseeker’s Allowance application when in fact her husband was self-employed.