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FoodShare Wisconsin (reports 12-3 and 12-8)

FoodShare Wisconsin (reports 12-3 and 12-8). Legislative Audit Bureau August 2012. Audit Focus. trends in program expenditures and participation; eligibility determination policies and practices; indicators of potential fraud and abuse;

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FoodShare Wisconsin (reports 12-3 and 12-8)

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  1. FoodShare Wisconsin(reports 12-3 and 12-8) Legislative Audit Bureau August 2012

  2. Audit Focus • trends in program expenditures and participation; • eligibility determination policies and practices; • indicators of potential fraud and abuse; • efforts undertaken by state and local agencies to identify and address fraud and abuse; and • best practices in identifying and preventing fraud and abuse.

  3. Growth in Participation FoodShare Recipients

  4. Factors Affecting Program Growth • The national economic recession from December 2007 to June 2009. • An increase in poverty, especially among children. • Policy changes that reduced barriers to participation and increased the number eligible for benefits. • Estimates of participation for 2009 by eligible individuals range from 42.1 percent to 76.5 percent.

  5. Timeliness and Accuracy • Applications processed within required time limits decreased from 90.3 percent in FFY 2005-06 to 74.9 percent in FFY 2009-10. • USDA has required Wisconsin to develop timeliness improvement plans since FFY 2007-08. • Wisconsin’s negative error rate declined from 12.9 percent in FFY 2007-08 to 4.6 percent in FFY 2008-09. • Wisconsin’s benefit payment error rate declined from 7.4 percent in FFY 2007-08 to 2.0 percent in FFY 2009-10.

  6. FoodShare Benefits Spent Outside of Wisconsin1FY 2010-11 6

  7. Other Findings • In FY 2010-11, 22 assistance groups were issued ten or more replacement cards, including 21 issued a total of 86 replacement cards at the time their accounts had balances of less than one dollar. • 447 state prison inmates received FoodShare benefits while incarcerated, including 293 in single-person assistance groups who received an estimated $413,000 in benefits. • 1,192 recipients were ineligible because they are fleeing to avoid prosecution, to avoid incarceration after a conviction, or violating a condition of probation or parole, including 847 in single-person assistance groups who received an estimated $1.4 million in benefits.

  8. Coordinating Fraud-related Efforts • County fraud consortia were created to enhance local fraud prevention and investigation efforts. • Most have not functioned as intended because of limited collaboration. • DHS will need to determine: • how best to facilitate coordination efforts among counties; and • the role of its Office of Inspector General in coordinating local efforts and directly providing fraud prevention and investigation services.

  9. Audit Follow Up • On August 7th, DHS reported to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on its efforts to address the recommendations we made in report 12-3 on FoodShare benefits spent outside of Wisconsin. • By December 3rd, we recommend that DHS report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on its efforts to address recommendations made in report 12-8 on the FoodShare program.

  10. FoodShare Wisconsin(reports 12-3 and 12-8) Legislative Audit Bureau August 2012

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