A record number of social welfare fraud tip-offs were made last year.
16,920 allegations were made in 2011- up from over 12 thousand in 2010 and over six thousand in 2009.
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At almost 7 and a half thousand, the majority of the reports related to people who may be working while on the dole.
Whilst almost four and a half thousand reports were made about single parents living with a partner – which is against cohabitation rules.
The Social Protection Minister Joan Burton will give a full account of the figures later today – and just how much money her Department has saved.
