Auditor targets Department for Children and Families’ response to benefits fraud

A new report from the state auditor casts a spotlight on how fraud is addressed in some of the state’s key benefits programs.

The latest report from Auditor Doug Hoffer’s office zeroes in on four programs managed by the Economic Services Division of the Department for Children and Families.

Though the division does have a process for investigating benefits fraud, the report finds that over a span of more than three years, overpayments were found in only two of the four programs.

The report also raises concerns over the effectiveness of the department’s efforts to recoup payment from benefits recipients who commit fraud.

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