Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social

The Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) is Spain's Social Security General Treasury, responsible for managing and collecting social security contributions and paying out benefits. It is newsworthy due to recent reports of fraud and its indirect connection to housing initiatives. One recent article details a police investigation into a €162,000 fraud involving fictitious companies and employment contracts designed to illegally obtain social security benefits. While the TGSS itself isn't directly implicated in wrongdoing, it is the victim of the fraudulent activity. Separately, while not directly related to the TGSS, another article mentions the delivery of public housing purchased by the Barcelona City Council, highlighting the broader context of social welfare and housing provision within which the TGSS operates, as it funds some of these initiatives.