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Thu 03 Mar 2008False claims by foreign nationals focus of
survey
FOREIGN NATIONALS are over eight times more likely to attempt fraudulent child benefit claims than Irish-born parents, according to an investigation by the Department of Social and Family Affairs.
Under the random survey, which began in 2004, 500 files of claims from Irish-born parents were compared with 500 from foreign-born parents, the department told The Irish Times yesterday.
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