State Auditor General Wagner wants more information about welfare access cards
Pennsylvania’s welfare dollars certainly got around in May 2010.Some of that money made its way to every state in the country, including Alaska and Hawaii. Some welfare dollars were spent in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
In fact, $5.2 million was spent outside Pennsylvania’s borders that month, according to transactions from electronic-benefits transfer cards given to welfare recipients. It’s only a sliver of the $200 million in cash benefits spend using EBT cards.
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Interesting article, especially the part about how much money JP Morgan/Chase makes administering the SNAP cards. Seems like it's in somebody's interest to keep those getting SNAP benefits on them as well as increase the number recieving them.
His report cites an incident that occurred May 17 in which someone used an access card to withdraw $147,525 from a welfare account in installments of $1,500. A Welfare Department spokeswoman was unfamiliar with the case and could not comment.
How is that possible?
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