Virginia will repay the federal government about $7.1 million to resolve allegations that it manipulated data related to the state’s food stamp program.
Under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, states must submit data to the federal government about who is eligible for the program, including an error rate that represents the accuracy of the data. The Virginia Department of Social Services admitted that, from 2010 to 2014, it used improper methods to decrease the error rate it reported, according to an announcement this week from the U.S. Department of Justice.
“Today’s settlement sends a strong message regarding the Government’s commitment to work across agency lines to protect the integrity of SNAP,” said Bethanne M. Dinkins, special agent-in-charge for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General, in the announcement.
A Stateline analysis in 2014 found that as participation in the food stamp program grew, most states reported a decline in error rates, from 8 percent in 2002 to about 3.7 percent in 2014. The USDA gives bonuses to states that report the lowest and the most improved error rates each year, and can charge fees to states with high error rates that don’t show improvement.
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5 comments:
Enough with the bonuses, already! Whatever happened to the concept that doing the job right is a reward in itself?
VA? HAHAHAHAHA Same, well ONLY state that allows its governor 1 term. HAHAHAHAHAHA and they wonder why nothing gets done in their state legislature. I poke fun at MD's group in Annapolis, but our brothers/sisters in Richmond really take the cake!
Hey VA Legislature, we in MD do appreciate your very tough stance on gaming/gambling and not allowing casinos' in VA. We love all that Northern VA $$$ coming to our Casino on the shores of the Potomac River! HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
IDIOTS!
The govoner needs to be put in jail for this!
Caution: liberals working
interpreted: people ripping you off while they tell you it's good for you
you mean that after all the finger pointing and shaming of people, it is the STATES that are scamming the food stamp program more? gee willikers.
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