Asset verification, reimbursement... What does the bill to combat social security fraud contain?

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Debiting a fraudster's bank account or geolocating medical transport: Catherine Vautrin , Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, unveiled on Saturday, August 2 in " Le Parisien " the main points of the bill against social fraud expected in the fall.

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The government hopes that this text, which "will also include measures to combat tax fraud" which will be unveiled by the Minister in charge of Public Accounts, will be "debated in Parliament at the end of the second half of the year" , explains Catherine Vautrin.

In presenting his €43.8 billion savings plan for 2026 to reduce the public deficit in mid-July, Prime Minister François Bayrou notably mentioned fraud involving public aid. "Social fraud is a betrayal of those who contribute to finance our social model," Catherine Vautrin emphasized. The damage is estimated at "€13 billion," the politician added.

In this interview, the minister indicated that she would like social security funds to have access to more information about the beneficiary. Catherine Vautrin, for example, wants them to be able to verify "the entire assets of the beneficiary" of social benefits to "ensure that they do not have undeclared income."

This bill will also "improve the recovery capacity for unemployment benefits." In the event of "proven fraud ," it would be possible to "request reimbursement of all amounts unduly received, which was not possible today for the return-to-work assistance scheme, for example," she explains.

"If that is not enough, we can also recover the money owed by debiting the fraudster's bank account," she said.

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