Welfare Loopholes Found in Maryland ; 52,000 Paid Without Giving Id
The Washington Times › December 13, 2007
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Maryland paid welfare benefits to about 52,000 residents who in 2006 did not provide Social Security numbers or used invalid ones, according to a state audit of the Family Investment Administration.
The report, completed by the state Office of Legislative Audits, also found the computer software used to check eligibility for the federal food-stamps program and the state cash-assistance program could not check 90 percent of the recipients. The administration paid out $488 million from July 2006 to June 2007.See the full content of this document
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Welfare Loopholes Found in Maryland ; 52,000 Paid Without Giving Id
"This [computer] matching is critical in detecting potential fraud or improper payments," said state auditor Tom Barnickel.
Maryland's...See the full content of this document
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