SNAP Overpaid $2B in Benefits; Program Dollars Up 115.6% Under Obama | CNS News
According to the USDA, in Fiscal 2012, a total of $48 million in
performance bonuses was shared among "high-performing states" in
various categories.
For example, in FY 2012, nine states
received millions of dollars for having the best payment error rates.
They include Florida (which received a bonus of $8,072,238); Illinois
($4,092,147); Virginia ($2,020,886); Louisiana ($1,945,592); Alabama
($1,897,845); South Carolina ($1,892,369); Wisconsin ($1,842,047);
South Dakota ($296,973); and Alaska ($265,714).
Maryland received a bonus of $1,674,189 in FY 2012 for having the "most improved payment error rate."
The USDA report does not say what percentage of the FY 2012 overpayments were the result of fraud.
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