Audit Finds Some Welfare Programs Make Eligibility Errors

“Minnesota’s legislative auditor has found that some of the state’s welfare programs do a poor job of making sure recipients are actually eligible for benefits.
An audit released Friday looked at several federally funded programs that help low-income, elderly and disabled residents. The issue could become a political one as lawmakers craft the next state budget, as Republicans who control the Legislature have called for big cuts to the Department of Human Services.”