Canada Paid Out $500M In CERB To People That Double-Dipped & The Feds Are Investigating

They're looking into fraudulent claims!
CERB Double Payments Were Made To A Bunch Of People & The Feds Are Investigating
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Canada's federal government has paid out about $500 million in CERB double payments to people who applied twice, and fraud investigations will be happening as a result. 

A report explains that many people applied for the benefit through both the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). 

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There had been controlled measures to ensure that payments weren’t made to applicants that had already received one of the benefits.

“However, some people applied for and received payments from both benefits before this control was introduced. According to the department and the agency, this represented approximately $500 million in Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments,” said the report.

Both the CRA and ESDC knew this could happen as the process needed to unfold quickly. As of now, they both plan to investigate potential fraud in this scenario. 

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