Advertisement

€80.5 million was reclaimed in social welfare overpayments last year

New, exclusive figures obtained by Newstalk show that €80.5 million was reclaimed in social welfare overpayments last year from 115,000 individuals in the state. The Department of Social Protection received 7,792 reports of social welfare fraud 123 cases were referred to the state solicitor for prosecution last year & 66 cases were finalised in court. With reaction, we spoke to Matty McGrath, Independent TD for Tipperary.

Share this article

08.30 3 Feb 2023


€80.5 million was reclaimed in social welfare overpayments last year


Listen to this episode


Share this article

08.30 3 Feb 2023


New, exclusive figures obtained by Newstalk show that €80.5 million was reclaimed in social welfare overpayments last year from 115,000 individuals in the state.

The Department of Social Protection received 7,792 reports of social welfare fraud

123 cases were referred to the state solicitor for prosecution last year & 66 cases were finalised in court. With reaction, we spoke to Matty McGrath, Independent TD for Tipperary.


Read more about

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Related Episodes

Changing career later in life...

00:10:14

Changing career later in life - Henry McKean Reports

The Hard Shoulder

00:10:14


Newsmakers: Storm Eowyn

00:13:18

Newsmakers: Storm Eowyn

The Hard Shoulder

00:13:18


Enoch Burke to be imprisoned a...

00:06:35

Enoch Burke to be imprisoned again - breaking the case down

The Hard Shoulder

00:06:35


The Bookshelf with Sinead Mori...

00:15:29

The Bookshelf with Sinead Moriarty

The Hard Shoulder

00:15:29