Pursuit's Take
For this audit, OIG began analyzing SNAP- related databases at Federal and State levels to identify anomalies that may result in ineligible individuals receiving SNAP benefits.
OIG found that of the more than 13.9 million average monthly recipients in the 10 States we reviewed, there were 27,044 recipients (.20 percent) who were potentially deceased, using a deceased individual’s Social Security Number (SSN), had erroneous SSNs, were receiving duplicate benefits in the same State, were receiving benefits simultaneously from at least one other State, or were listed as being disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits.These potentially ineligible recipients cause us to question approximately $3.7 million for each month they received benefits.