The Reunion Family Allowance Fund identified 1,739 cases of fraud in 2024, figure up nearly 30% over one year.
These cases represented a total amount of 13,1 million euros and resulted in 381 warning letters and 1,320 financial penalties, for a total of one million euros, and 126 criminal prosecutions. The increase in the number of frauds is linked to the strengthening of controls operated by Caf, based on the declarations of beneficiaries. Within the framework of the right to error, beneficiaries who have made inaccurate declarations can correct them without being sanctioned, provided that any overpayments are reimbursed. The benefits fund carries out several types of checks : automated, on administrative documents or at the beneficiaries’ homes. These latter (2,964 checks in 2024) allowed us to recover 15,5 million euros, an amount up 19% compared to the previous year.
