Welfare to increase checks on disability allowance claims
A control survey has found a fraud and error rate of 5.4 per cent in claims sampled last year, which equates to an annual loss of €98.5 million
Social welfare inspectors are increasing their checks on disability allowance payments to tackle an annual fraud and error bill of almost €100 million.
Around 155,000 people get a weekly disability allowance of €220 per week. They are allowed to take up jobs while receiving the payment, but any income they earn above a certain level is taken into account in the means test for the payment.
However, a newly published control survey by the Department ...
