At first glance, the sum is colossal. But for the economist Philippe Crevel, social fraud, estimated at 13 billion euros in France for the High Council for Social Protection Financing (HCFIP), “remains limited,” he considered in the microphone of the classic radio this Tuesday, August 12.
If the general director of the Circle of Savings considers “obviously necessary” and “essential” the fight against social fraud, puts his interest, 10 days after the presentation, by the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and families, Catherine Vautrin, the main lines of the bill destined to strengthen the fight against social fraud.
Only 600 million euros were recovered
In recent years, successive governments have repeatedly reinforced their means to combat social fraud. Despite the efforts and the increase in the fraud number detected, only 600 million euros recovered according to HCFIP.
“The social fraud directed by the Government is a fraud that is extremely punctured, in the sense that they are beneficiaries, localized, people who may be abroad, hence the need for the current account in France to benefit from social aid. Therefore, it is very complicated to look for in a case for the case. They are individuals, we do not put up 50 million or 100 million. Time.
In its bill, which will be subject to the examination of parliamentarians this fall, among the budgetary texts, the government plans to pay unemployment insurance only in a bank account located in France or in the European Union (EU).
The administration is also based on artificial intelligence to strengthen its fight against social fraud: this “allows you to go faster, and with many more details than in the past,” said Philippe Crevel.
Source: BFM TV
