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Federal and State Liability for Inaccurate Payments of Food Stamp, AFDC, and SSI Program Benefits

RCED-84-155 Published: Apr 25, 1984. Publicly Released: Apr 25, 1984.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the error-rate sanction system for the Food Stamp program and compared it to systems used for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) programs. Sanction systems are used to hold states, or the federal government, responsible for excessive errors in determining applicants' eligibility and benefit levels.

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Erroneous paymentsIncome maintenance programsLiability (legal)Program evaluationProgram managementSanctionsSupplemental security incomeOverpaymentsFood relief programsData errors