The case of this Brussels of Moroccan origin, revealed Thursday by the last hour reporting the results of an investigation carried out at the request of INAMI, the institute which manages health insurance-invalidity in Belgium, aroused the reaction of Cécile Neven (MR), the Walloon Minister of Housing. “While others sleep on the street or by car, some illegally occupy social housing while leading a comfortable life abroad. It’s simply scandalous! She is indignant.
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The liberal minister assures that Wallonia takes action to avoid these accumulations. “In Wallonia, we take the lead. We work to generalize the analysis of water and electricity consumption to detect unoccupied dwellings and target fraud, especially on property abroad. The Walloon authorities also plan to call on private detectives to track down fraudsters, as Flanders did. “A reflection is also carried out on the use of private detectives, as is the case in Flanders,” announces Cécile Neven. “Each place unduly occupied, it is a family pending. Enough ! “Insists Minister MR. Several Moroccans had been excluded from their accommodation following surveys carried out by private detectives.
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The Federal Chamber has also seized the file, calling for a strengthening of controls against social fraudsters. “It is the end of the myth that each of the corporate beneficiaries would have probity that would justify all these aids,” says deputy Georges-Louis Bouchez, the president of the MR who recognizes that there is “abuse in Belgium”. In response, Anneleen Van Bossuyt (N-VA), the Minister in charge of CPAS, assured that “the checks will be extended and the CPAS will be the subject of more frequent controls. The recovery of unduly granted aid will be faster … The checks must be more targeted in accordance with the police and the regions. »»
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Concretely, the Federal Minister plans to set up a cadastre which would centralize all the social assistance granted by public services to avoid cumulative.