Compliance and Anti Fraud Strategy 2019-2023

Strategy

All of the annual reports in relation to the Compliance and Anti Fraud Strategy are available here Annual Reports: Compliance and Anti Fraud Strategy

Introduction

The Compliance and Anti-Fraud strategy 2019 – 2023 builds on the strong results from the previous Compliance and Anti-Fraud Strategy for the years 2014 to 2018, which are shown in Appendix 2.

It ensures that a clear and strategic approach in preventing and detecting social welfare fraud and error underpins the work of the department.

The overall aims of the new Strategy are to:

• prevent fraud and error entering the social welfare system
• discourage non-compliance with the social welfare system
• detect instances of suspected fraud and error as quickly as possible
• have appropriate governance & oversight arrangements in place

It is generally accepted that the majority of people claim and receive payments to which they are legitimately entitled. In order to protect the integrity of the system and ensure that we continue to target available supports to those who need it most, it is essential to combat social welfare fraud and error. The strategic objectives give a clear focus to the approach of the Department in tackling fraud and non-compliance over the next 5 years.