Welfare fraud

Welfare fraud is intentional misuse of state welfare systems by withholding information or giving false or inaccurate information.

In the United States

The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 1.9% total UI payments for 2001 was attributable to fraud or abuse within the UI program.The Los Angeles Times reported in 2010 that twenty-four percent of new welfare applications in San Diego County contain some form of fraud which was determined to in fact include all forms of inaccuracy rather than just fraud.

Welfare fraud and abuse are not as high as one may think. In Florida, from July to Oct 2011, cash welfare recipients were drug tested and only 2.6% came back positive. Which means, 97.4% of recipients were not using any kind of illegal or illicit drugs. Of the 2.6% that came back positive, most of the people came back positive for marijuana. Even the governor of Florida, Rick Scott eventually stopped pursuing people on welfare to get drug tested (Sherman).


Sherman, Amy. "Scott Abandons Promise to Drug Test Welfare Recipients." Http://www.politifact.com/. Http://www.politifact.com/, 10 Mar. 2015. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. <http://www.politifact.com/florida/promises/scott-o-meter/promise/600/require-drug-screening-for-welfare-recipients/>.

Podcasts:

developed with YouTube
PLAYLIST TIME:

Latest News for: welfare fraud

Trevor Phillips Accuses Rachel Reeves Of 'Sounding Like' Liz-Truss In Brutal Takedown

Huffington Post 26 Jan 2025
She has also promised to crack down on benefit fraud this week ... But Phillips said it seemed as though “non-doms get sympathy and people on welfare get tough love.” ... Non-doms get sympathy & people on welfare get tough love?.

Howie Carr: Boston Globe buys Boston Magazine, so both can be ‘Le Pits’

Boston Herald 25 Jan 2025
If anyone even noticed the recent small news stories that Boston Magazine had changed hands, their first thought most likely was. ... Absolutely ... After her prestigious awards, Cannon-Grant was soon indicted on 27 counts of corruption and welfare fraud.

DWP crackdown could see people banned from driving if welfare debts go unpaid

AOL 22 Jan 2025
People could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to repay money they owe under a new government crackdown on welfare fraud ... Elsewhere in the bill, the Public Sector Fraud Authority will be given more powers to tackle Covid-era fraud.

Benefit cheats to be stripped of driving licences

The Daily Telegraph 22 Jan 2025
Benefit cheats face being banned from driving for two years under a proposed new anti-fraud law ... Other measures to tackle benefit fraud in the legislation include letting investigators directly take the money back from people’s bank accounts.

Driving bans and bank account snooping powers planned for benefit fraudsters

AOL 22 Jan 2025
Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to pay back cash to the taxpayer, under a new Government drive to curb welfare fraud ... the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation.

Benefit cheats could be banned from driving under new law in an attempt to stamp ...

The Daily Mail 22 Jan 2025
Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to pay back cash to the taxpayer in an attempt to stamp out benefit fraud ... been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation.

AI to identify best ways for Whitehall to spend money

The Times/The Sunday Times 22 Jan 2025
In plans described as the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation, welfare fraudsters could be banned from driving if they repeatedly ... Cross-party plea to transform welfare and make work pay.

Driving bans for benefits cheats would be for ‘extreme’ cases – minister

AOL 22 Jan 2025
Elsewhere in the Bill, the Public Sector Fraud Authority will be given more powers to tackle Covid-era fraud ... “But having knowingly appointed a convicted fraudster to his cabinet, Keir Starmer cannot be trusted to get tough on fraud.

Max Boot’s Reagan Is the Worst Book of the Year

The American Spectator 20 Jan 2025
The ‘Welfare QueenSmear ... The specific “welfare queen” in question was a Chicago woman named Linda Taylor ... Reagan highlighted her as a case of welfare fraud, and never once, ever, denoted her race — which, for the record, was not black.

J&K HC Puts Shifa Hospital’s Suspension In ‘Abeyance’

Kashmir Observer 19 Jan 2025
He contended that the empanelled Hospitals playing fraud with such Social Welfare Scheme, do not deserve any lenient view and need to be strictly dealt with under law.

Rachel Reeves will go on Davos charm offensive as plan for cuts rattles nerves at home

The Observer 19 Jan 2025
Ministers said they had inherited a “broken” welfare system in which fraud and error was costing the taxpayer almost £10bn a year. “We want to spend less on welfare as a government and as a country,” said a Downing Street source.

Judge orders return of centenarian coins found in handbag of woman who claimed late father-in-law’s pension

The Irish Times 17 Jan 2025
Solicitor Philip Meagher, who had represented Margaret Bergin, who had been jailed for social welfare fraud, said that she had no interest in laying claim to the items ... READ MORE ... .

Judge orders return of ten silver centenarian commemorative coins and cheques

RTE 17 Jan 2025
Judge Cody said while Margret Bergin received a sentence for social welfare fraud, she was not prosecuted for any offence involving the centenarian's letters, cheques or coins and these were not the subject matter of any criminal prosecution.

State employees suspected of stealing from low-income Texans’ public assistance accounts

Odessa American 17 Jan 2025
Anyone who suspects they are a victim of fraud should call 2-1-1 and choose option 3 to report the fraud, contact law enforcement and visit a local agency office to have benefits replaced.” ... How welfare fraud schemes operate and Texas investigates.

Elkton woman charged with welfare fraud

Huron Daily Tribune 15 Jan 2025
Woman claimed benefits after underreporting income, prosecutors said. .

Most Viewed

×