More than €17 million worth of welfare overpayments to people no longer living in Ireland were uncovered over the past two years, with around €8.2 million recouped during the same period.
The Department of Social Protection said some of the money recovered could include overpayments from other years and that efforts to claw back the money continued on an ongoing basis.
https://www.thestory.ie/2026/03/20/department-identifies-e17m-in-welfare-overpayments-to-people-absent-from-the-state-over-past-two-years-with-e8-2m-recovered/
#ireland #welfare #foia