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Abuse of social benefits

Out of 1,444 cases concluded last year by the Directorate of Investigation into benefit fraud, there were 1,045 that were found to have been receiving social security benefits they were not entitled to. Answering a question by Chris Agius (MLP), Social Policy Minister John Dalli said steps had been taken to ensure that payment of benefits was stopped and all unwarranted payments refunded.

Answering another question by Adrian Vassallo (MLP), Mr Dalli said that between January 1 and August 31 this year, 2,716 people had had their social benefits discontinued for various reasons, not all of which involved unwarranted benefits.

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