雇調金、不正受給１３５億円　９月末、厚労省集計

　企業が従業員に支払った休業手当の一部を助成する雇用調整助成金（雇調金）の不正受給額が、９月末までに計１３５億円に達したことが１７日、厚生労働省の集計で分かった。新型コロナウイルス対策の特例で手続きの簡略化や上限額の引き上げが実施されたことが多額の不正につながった。
　雇用保険が適用されない非正規労働者らを対象とした緊急雇用安定助成金を含め、コロナ感染拡大後の２０２０年４月以降に判明した分を集計した。６月末時点では９３億円だった。
　内部通報や労働局の立ち入り調査などで発覚し、実際の不正受給額はさらに多いとみられる。このうち、ペナルティーとして科される上乗せ額も含め１０２億円が返還されたという。（2022/10/17-17:22）

The amount of fraudulently received Japanese government subsidies aimed at helping companies maintain employment reached 13.5 billion yen at the end of September, up from 9.3 billion yen three months earlier, according to a labor ministry survey.
   The simplification of application procedures and the raising of the cap on the amount of subsidy payment as a special measure amid the COVID-19 pandemic apparently led to the large amount.
   The aid scheme is designed to subsidize part of leave allowances paid by companies to their workers.
   The survey covered fraudulent cases discovered in April 2020 and later, or after the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, including those involving emergency aid for nonregular workers who are not covered by employment insurance.
   Many cases were uncovered through internal reporting and on-site investigations by local labor bureaus. Observers say the actual amount of fraudulently obtained employment adjustment subsidies is believed to be even higher.