28,000 Report Social Welfare Fraud
Over 28,000 people reported allegations of social welfare fraud last year - up from almost 17,000 in 2011. The Department of Social Protection saved €669 million through a clampdown on social welfare fraud last year - exceeding the target set, by over €20 million. Over one million reviews of social welfare claims were carried out - and most of the savings came from reviews of One Parent Family Payments, Pensions, Jobseekers, Illness, and Child Benefit payments. The Department has set a new target of €710 million in savings for this year.
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