70% of those suspected of social welfare fraud in Austria are foreigners.
One of the most common practices is for couples to declare that they live in separate homes in order to claim more benefits.
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According to data released by the Austrian government, collected by Remix News, the country recorded 4,865 cases of social benefit fraud during 2024, with a total defrauded value exceeding 135 million euros since 2018. What has attracted the most attention, however, It is that the 70% of the suspects do not have Austrian citizenship.. Thus, the 16% of the population commit the 70% of fraud.
According to Gerald Tatzgern, head of the unit for combating social fraud (SOLBE), The majority of the remaining 30% are Austrians of foreign origin. He has also told the media that one of the most common practices Couples declare to live in separate homes to claim more benefits, even though they actually live together..
Social fraud is difficult to detect, and The government has launched information campaigns and anonymous reporting channels to involve the public..
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The published data have ignited public debate in Austria, as they highlight a significant imbalance between the population weight of foreigners and their presence in cases of social fraud.
But the problem is not limited to financial aid: sAccording to the latest government statistics, 46.81% of crime suspects in the country are foreigners., despite representing only 161 per cent of the total population. Among those aged 10 to 14, criminal reports have doubled in recent years, with 481 per cent of suspects being non-Austrian.
The Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, has underlined the particularly sharp increase among Syrian minors, who have gone from 150 reports in 2020 to nearly 1,000 in 2024. Faced with this reality, the authorities have stepped up surveillance and insist on the need to preserve the integrity of the welfare system to ensure its sustainability.
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