More than £270,000 of fraudulent or incorrect payments were paid out by public bodies in Northern Ireland in the last two years, NIAuditOffice reports
More than £270,000 of fraudulent or incorrect payments were paid out by public bodies in Northern Ireland in the last two years, the audit office has said.It followed a public sector data-sharing exercise carried out with the National Fraud Initiative ."While it is impossible to eradicate fraud entirely, all public bodies in Northern Ireland have a duty to help minimise its impact and to maximise the proper use of funding for public services," Kieran Donnelly said.
It has recovered £126,000 of erroneous payments and said a further £4.1m of potential mistaken payments have been prevented.More than 80 public sector bodies took part in the NFI exercise which covered the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years.The audit office said it is possible Covid-19 may be a factor in the rise of pension cases.
A total of £58,000 has been recovered or prevented, the office said, in the most recent reporting period, a drop from £936,000 in 2018/20.
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