asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of money lost to his Department through acts of fraud in the years 1980; 1981; 1982 and 1983.
Written Answers. - Losses Through Fraud.
671.
The amounts attributed by my Department to fraud or suspected fraud are as follows:
|
Year |
Amount |
|
£ |
|
|
1980 |
601,058 |
|
1981 |
896,419 |
|
1982 |
1,416,043* |
|
1983 |
2,248,590 |
|
Total |
£5,162,110 |
*This figure includes a sum of £76,856 lost through internal fraud in the two years 1981 and 1982 which it has not been possible to apportion over the separate years.