Overpayments for Unemployment Rising
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Overpayments or fraudulent claims made up about 8% of the $30 billion in unemployment benefits paid last year, the government said.
About $2.4 million in benefits were overpaid to people, including $560 million stemming from fraud and abuse, Labor Department officials told a House Ways and Means subcommittee.
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