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Reporting social welfare fraud, Confidentiality?

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  • 10-03-2011 7:15pm
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    tramper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Im considering reporting someone for claiming social welfare payments while working. Can anyone tell me how much the reward is and is the process completely confidential even if i wish to claim the reward?


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    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    this is more suitable for AH tbh


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    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭tommy21


    tramper wrote: »
    Im considering reporting someone for claiming social welfare payments while working. Can anyone tell me how much the reward is and is the process completely confidential even if i wish to claim the reward?

    The bounty is fifty shillings.


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    mrsbyrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭mrsbyrne


    theres no reward.sorry.
    http://www.welfare.ie/EN/ContactUs/Pages/reportfraud.aspx


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    I thought something had changed when you said reward. Make you cover your tracks!


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    Cavehill Red
    Registered Users Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Cavehill Red


    tramper wrote: »
    Im considering reporting someone for claiming social welfare payments while working. Can anyone tell me how much the reward is and is the process completely confidential even if i wish to claim the reward?

    The reward is that warm feeling inside you'll have.

    Confidentiality is subject to the usual assurances and the level of incompetence within the Department of Social Welfare. In short, there will be people who know you made the report, and they're not supposed to share that information with anyone. But they might.


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    man.about.town
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭man.about.town


    report it for the good of the economy. i have no qualms reporting these thiefs


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    Chaotic_Forces
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,659 ✭✭✭Chaotic_Forces


    Why would you get a reward? It's not like they'll say "oh, since this guy is a fraud and not getting our money, YOU should have it!".

    You get the joy of reporting someone who doesn't need it and knowing that by stopping one person, you could probably allow someone else to take it that does need it.

    Plus, if they are just layabouts you get the warm joy-joy feeling they'll now be a working stiff!


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    Mom2Be
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Mom2Be


    So basically you were just going reporting this person because you thought you would receive an award..

    In my opinion that is no different to someone that is claiming and working.
    Out for whatever they can get.


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    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    tramper wrote: »
    Im considering reporting someone for claiming social welfare payments while working. Can anyone tell me how much the reward is and is the process completely confidential even if i wish to claim the reward?


    Your reward will be that there will be more money for the booze up at the end of the week in the dail bar and all the TD,s will thank you for it by having a free drink or 10 at your expense.:pac::pac:

    Grow up ffs.:rolleyes:


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    upinthesky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    you know you can work up to 3 days and still get sw so make sure you have that right!


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    Balagan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    Cavehill Red wrote: »
    The reward is that warm feeling inside you'll have.

    Confidentiality is subject to the usual assurances and the level of incompetence within the Department of Social Welfare. In short, there will be people who know you made the report, and they're not supposed to share that information with anyone. But they might.


    You can report suspected social welfare fraud anonymously...

    https://www.welfare.ie/EN/Secure/Pages/ReportSuspectFraud.aspx


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    R P McMurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭R P McMurphy


    You get two-thirds of the social welfare payment that they were receiving for life, no questions asked.


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    mrsbyrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭mrsbyrne


    R P McMurphy wrote: »
    You get two-thirds of the social welfare payment that they were receiving for life, no questions asked.
    and a columbo style raincoat and binoculars...


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    Cavehill Red
    Registered Users Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Cavehill Red


    Balagan wrote: »

    You can report suspected social welfare fraud anonymously...

    https://www.welfare.ie/EN/Secure/Pages/ReportSuspectFraud.aspx

    Don't be telling him that. Let him cough up his name to the Welfare and ask for his reward.
    The whole Department will be laughing their bollocks off at him within hours.


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