9/30/16
by News Department on 09/30/16PA paid benefits to over 2300 deceased...
According to an audit released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s office, Pennsylvania paid public assistance benefits to more than 2,000 deceased people, in just one year.
From July 2013 to June 2014, the audit found over 2,300 dead people received public assistance benefits, totaling nearly $700,000.
The auditor general said the Department of Human Services needs to hold itself more accountable when it comes to monitoring who is paid benefits on EBT cards.
The Department of Human Services released a statement claiming the amount of money paid to dead people at about $330,000 -- less than half of what the audit found. The DHS also says it has made changes to, "ensure only those who are eligible receive benefits."
