Monday, July 22, 2013

Illinois awarded $4.2 million federal bonus for ‘only’ misspending $52 million on food stamps

Doug Powers - 

What sequester?
From an Illinois Department of Human Services press release:
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler today announced that the state was awarded a $4.1 million bonus for its effective administration of the Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program (SNAP). Illinois was recognized for its accuracy rate of 98.3 percent, which ranked sixth in the nation in fiscal year 2012.
What amount of money did taxpayers lose due to ineffective administration?
Just more than 2 million people in the state, or 16 percent of the population, are enrolled in the federally managed SNAP. Washington D.C., sent Illinois $3 billion for SNAP last year.   More

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