One in ten job seekers claimers are overpaid with fraud and withholding information main causes
Level of irregular payments found by the Department “continues to be material”.
One in ten job seeker’s benefit claimants were receiving more than they were entitled to because of fraud, wilful concealment of information and wrong information being provided.
According to the Comptroller & Auditor General Report, following a control survey the Department of Social Protection and concluded 9.7% of claimants were overpaid.
The C & AG said that with social welfare spending of almost €24 billion in 2022, even low levels of payments in excess of ...
