Action on benefit fraud

The Social Security Department in the first nine months of this year withdrew sickness benefits to 797 persons; unemployment benefit to 1,609; and single parent allowance to 210. Minister Chris Said told Parliament yesterday that on the upside, energy benefits had increased from €3,991,928 in 2011 to €4,739,600 this year. Dr Said was answering a number of questions in Parliament by Labour MP Chris Agius.