A total 592 people were caught abusing of social benefits last year, to the tune of €3,831,983, Solidarity Minister Michael Farrugia said this evening.

He was replying to a parliamentary question by shadow minister Paula Mifsud Bonnici.

31 Gozitans struck off unemployment register

Replying to another Parliamentary question, this time by Gozitan Opposition MP Chris Said, Education Minister Evarist Bartolo said that 31 Gozitans had been struck off the unemployment register since 2013.

He said that two persons in 2013 and one in 2014 had been caught working while registering for work. Eight and 14 respectively, as well as one so far this year, had refused employment opportunities, while three in 2014 and two so far this year had refused training.

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