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17/02/2012
Welfare Control Save Over €645 Million
The Social Protection Minister has said the Government has saved almost €700 million through its welfare controls.
Speaking on Friday, Joan Burton outlined savings of €645 million, which had been achieved across Department of Social Protection schemes through fraud prevention and control measures in 2011.
Department of Social Protection officials reviewed some 982,000 individual claims for social welfare payments.
Welcoming the figures, Minister Burton said: "The level of savings achieved by the Department is well in excess of the target of €540 million set at the start of 2011 and it shows our commitment to tackling fraud and abuse of the social welfare system across our broad range of schemes."
(DW/GK)
Speaking on Friday, Joan Burton outlined savings of €645 million, which had been achieved across Department of Social Protection schemes through fraud prevention and control measures in 2011.
Department of Social Protection officials reviewed some 982,000 individual claims for social welfare payments.
Welcoming the figures, Minister Burton said: "The level of savings achieved by the Department is well in excess of the target of €540 million set at the start of 2011 and it shows our commitment to tackling fraud and abuse of the social welfare system across our broad range of schemes."
(DW/GK)
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