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flag Ireland paid over €17M in welfare to non-residents, recovering €8.2M in 2025, mostly from incorrect child benefit.

flag Over the past two years, Ireland paid more than €17 million in welfare benefits to people no longer living in the country, with €8.2 million recovered in 2025 alone. flag Child benefit made up the largest share, totaling over €3.4 million in incorrect payments to nearly 1,900 recipients, up from €2.5 million the previous year. flag Other major categories included disability allowance, one-parent family payments, jobseeker’s allowance, and non-contributory pensions. flag Recovery efforts focused heavily on child benefit, with €2.34 million reclaimed from nearly 17,000 cases. flag The department confirmed ongoing efforts to recover overpayments, some of which may date back to prior years, but declined to provide further details.

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