Taxpayer foots bill for more than €15m worth of incorrect welfare payments

The Department of Social Protection said overpayments of welfare were written off — either partially or in-full — when there was 'no prospect of future recovery' of the cash. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The taxpayer has been left to foot the bill for more than €15m worth of incorrect welfare payments over the past two years.

A total of €7.97m in benefits were written off last year, up more than €300,000 on the equivalent figure of €7.64m from 2023.