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Abuse of social provisions often has a significant societal impact that goes beyond just the direct financial damage to the government. It undermines the support for social provisions and compromises the sense of justice. Fraudsters constantly search for vulnerabilities in regulations or systems to gain financial or economic advantage. Increasingly, welfare fraud occurs at an organized level, usually involving fraudulent collaboration between employers and employees. This may include the use of sham constructions, fictitious employment relationships, bankruptcy fraud, intermediaries, and scapegoats ('straw men').
A recent example of organized welfare fraud that has caused a stir is the large-scale fraud by Polish labour migrants. Partly due to this scandal, the Enforcement and Data Exchange Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment (SZW) aims to expand its knowledge on organized fraud. For this reason, SZW has tasked Dialogic to conduct research on patterns in organized fraud (and its prevention) in four domains beyond social benefits. This follows up on our previous research for WODC on the Dark Number in Crime ('Groping in the dark'). Initially, we will focus on bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, healthcare fraud, and environmental fraud. The results of the research are expected to be available by the end of September 2019.
A recent example of organized welfare fraud that has caused a stir is the large-scale fraud by Polish labour migrants. Partly due to this scandal, the Enforcement and Data Exchange Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment (SZW) aims to expand its knowledge on organized fraud. For this reason, SZW has tasked Dialogic to conduct research on patterns in organized fraud (and its prevention) in four domains beyond social benefits. This follows up on our previous research for WODC on the Dark Number in Crime ('Groping in the dark'). Initially, we will focus on bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, healthcare fraud, and environmental fraud. The results of the research are expected to be available by the end of September 2019.
