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This chapter examines the trends arising from redundancy and insolvency payment schemes and assess the Department’s debt management, recovery and write-off processes for these schemes.

This chapter examines the structure and control environment of the Job Initiative scheme and assesses the Department of Social Protection's strategy to wind down the scheme.

This chapter examines the Department of Social Protection controls in place to monitor and appropriately fund the Free Travel scheme, through review of access to the scheme, use of the scheme and payment to free travel operators.

This chapter reviews the use of the Revenue real-time lookup system by the Department of Social Protection. This real-time payroll data is used as part of social welfare means and income assessments for claim applications and renewals and to identify any discrepancies in means.

This chapter on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme outlines governance arrangements and presents information on HAP trends, including increases in cost over time. In 2020, the Department spent almost €465 million supporting nearly 60,000 HAP tenants.

This chapter documents details in relation to the level of irregularity of social welfare payments and how the department assesses and estimates this level of irregularity.

This chapter details payment irregularities discovered in schools in relation to the School Meals Scheme.

This chapter outlines the management of redundancy and insolvency schemes debts under the remit of the Department of Social Protection.

This chapter documents details in relation to the level of irregularity of social welfare payments and how the department assesses and estimates this level of irregularity.

This chapter documents details in relation to the level of irregularity of social welfare payments and how the department assesses and estimates this level of irregularity.