# Welfare Fraud
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Courts
Man jailed for three-and-a-half years after claiming dead parents' pensions for over 30 years
16 Feb 2022
30.1k
Welfare Fraud
750,000 social welfare claims to be reviewed as part of Government clampdown on fraud
16 Sep 2019
110k
196
Naas
Couple in Kildare sentenced over 'one of largest welfare fraud cases in the State'
23 Mar 2018
263k
166
changing tack
'I won't be running a similar campaign' - Minister drops 'Welfare Cheats' approach, but says €500m fraud figure 'absolutely accurate'
28 Dec 2017
19.9k
94
Welfare Fraud
Man who stole €76,000 in welfare payments while running a successful courier business avoids jail
10 Oct 2017
41.0k
41
On the rise
An extra 1,500 social welfare fraud cases have been reported since start of 'Cheats' campaign
24 Jun 2017
19.1k
103
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Did the government really save €500 million due to reported welfare fraud last year?
18 Jun 2017
54.8k
76
carry the one
Leo's department said there was only one identity fraud case this year but there's actually been 11
31 May 2017
22.6k
67
crackdown
Leo Varadkar's welfare fraud measures labelled as 'a solo run' and 'a hate campaign'
15 May 2017
34.0k
193
name and shame
Every three months, the government will publish the names and addresses of welfare fraudsters
9 May 2017
32.8k
138
FRAUDULENT CLAIM
Woman who claimed over €100k in welfare fraud 'used it to pay off son's drug debt'
8 May 2017
23.4k
Social Protection
Poll: Would you report someone you suspected of welfare fraud?
5 May 2017
28.5k
137
Voices
Welfare cheat?: 'I have an acquaintance who claimed the dole. There was no other way to afford university'
Gavin Mendel-Gleason
5 May 2017
2.3k
162
Philadelphia
Life sentence for woman who kept disabled people in a 'dungeon' and collected their welfare
6 Nov 2015
31.0k
26
Castlebar
68-year-old man arrested in Mayo over substantial social welfare fraud
15 Oct 2014
21.0k
57
Welfare
Fraud on Jobseekers' Allowance cost the State €2.68 million a week in 2013
26 Sep 2014
15.6k
48
fraudsters
FLAC says new welfare strategy should target department errors - not just fraud
24 Apr 2014
6.6k
24
Budget 2014
Social welfare garda checks must not involve racial profiling - ICI
16 Oct 2013
19.7k
368
Voices
Column: That €600m we can save by tackling welfare fraud? It doesn’t exist
Michael Taft
15 Nov 2011
176
66