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Audit Finds Some Welfare Programs Make Eligibility Errors

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“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.”

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