Collecting a Total of About 5.7 Million Won in Rental Income... The Plot Twist of a Person in Their 70s Living in Their Child's Home

Was someone caught collecting welfare benefits while enjoying a luxurious lifestyle?

Yes. A person in their 70s, identified as A, was sent to prosecutors without detention on charges of illegally receiving about 35 million won in social security benefits while routinely using a luxury foreign car registered under their daughter's name without reporting it, from 2023 until March of this year.

Police also found that instead of actually living in the permanent rental apartment allocated to them, A lived in their child's home and rented out the apartment to someone else, collecting a total of about 5.7 million won in rental income.

As cases of illegally receiving welfare benefits while concealing changes in income or assets continue, the amount to be recovered is also increasing.

The amount decided for the recovery of illegally received basic livelihood security benefits surged by over 37%, rising from 18.2 billion won in 2022 to exceeding 25 billion won last year.

Methods such as concealing income and assets or utilizing assets under borrowed names are mainly being mobilized, raising calls for thorough management.
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