Record fraud at CAF

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Published Wednesday 30 May 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 30 May 2018 - 15:00

A total of €291million in fraud was detected by the family allowance body Caisse des Allocations Familiales in 2017, relating to 45,100 cases, three times as many as in 2012. The national director says it is due to progress in detection with 35m checks carried out.

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