Not quite correct, names are published where they have or are being prosecuted, here is one as an exampleState overpaid €116m in social welfare last year, annual report reveals
The State overpaid €116m in social welfare last year, according to the Department of Social Protection annual report.m.independent.ie
An article about 116 million being overpaid in welfare payments which would include welfare fraud. However to my knowledge these defrauders are allowed to pay back the payments gradually are not charged penalties, are not struck off the welfare system and do not have their names published. This is in stark contrast to how tax defrauders are dealt with, why is this?
It is correct. Revenue publishes a defaulters list, DSP does not.Not quite correct
Very few tax settlements would entail any admission of fraud, and I suspect the same goes for social welfare settlements.Isn't there a limit of €33,000 or something below which the details are not published?
That would be fair enough. If someone has defrauded the state of €33k , then publish it.
But apply the same criteria. Don't demonise one group over the other.
Brendan
First, this press release always come out in August as space is easier to fill.
Second, DSP unhelpfully bundles fraud and error together. Fraud is of course a deliberate attempt to gain more benefits than entitled.
Third, error can occur via mistake by DSP staff or mistake by claimant at time of claim. Eligibility rules are not always simple, and people’s lives are complex. A change in your household or small increase in earnings can alter your eligibility for an entitlement. This is not fraud within any normal meaning of the word.
I remain to be convinced that large-scale, persistent welfare fraud is common in Ireland.
Really?I remain to be convinced that large-scale, persistent welfare fraud is common in Ireland.
Does social welfare not have access to the land registry to find out what assets a person actually owns. Surely if the social welfare had access to this information it would free up alot more derelict and dormant properties as these type of people would be forced to sell themHe has a house ( semi derilict) on a private beach and a few acres of land attached owned outright. Probably worth about €200,000 due to scenic location sitting on elevated site beside private beach with Crystal blue waters and €50,000 in cash.
I'd be amazed if the land registry folio search facility is capable of facilitating such fishing expeditions.Does social welfare not have access to the land registry to find out what assets a person actually owns
I'm missing your logic here? If you're an OAP sitting on a valuable asset, you won't get rid of a social welfare eligibility issue by selling that asset and realising its value.Surely if the social welfare had access to this information it would free up a lot more derelict and dormant properties as these type of people would be forced to sell them
I know its not designed that way and is actually very hard to obtain that sort of information, im not suggesting anybody should have this open to them but surely a government agency like social welfare should be able to access it.I'd be amazed if the land registry folio search facility is capable of facilitating such fishing expeditions.
Well if social welfare had access to this information they would not be eligible for these payments
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