BOSTON (AP) — State officials say they are trying to confirm the addresses of 19,000 welfare recipients in Massachusetts after voter registration information mailed to their listed addresses last summer were returned as undeliverable.
The Department of Transitional Assistance contacted 477,000 welfare recipients who were on their books from June 2011 to May 2012, after settling a voter-rights lawsuit.
The agency told the Boston Herald in a statement that is trying to contact its clients to ensure that they are still living in Massachusetts and therefore eligible to collect benefits from the state. If they have moved out of state, they are not eligible.
Some who did not confirm their addresses have already been stripped of benefits.
Critics of the agency say it’s more proof that it needs reform.
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Information from: Boston Herald, http://www.bostonherald.com
…and these are the same idiots who will be.running healthcare.
And how many checks or deposits get returned each month? Everyone should be found and prosecuted to the extent of the law. Worse than robbing a bank.
if they cannot be found…drop them and save us some money! that is an easy fix!!
ok so we dont know were they live…are they getting checks? WTF MA
Get em!!!!
How much did these scum bags collect illegally?
How are they still getting welfare then why haven’t they been cut? Ur supposed to stay up to date with ur worker and ur info has to always be up to date so why have they not been cut???? The state isn’t doing their jobs.
Once they stop receiving free money they will contact you!
check other states collecting from MA and others possibly
There are just too many frauds. I’ve reported a few and yet state did nothing about it!!!!! I know few do need it but many abuse and lie to get it. Enough is enough. State could save a lot of money if they just did their jobs!!!!!
Can’t find them cut them OFF!!!!
government is just messed up… no matter what department it is…. this is so stupid… cut off the $$ to these “lost ppl” and fire the idiots who havnt been doing their jobs !!!!
Keep sending the money, fuking idiots
They robbed us so its ok…
Fuking wrthless system
This government is so mess up!!!! More stupidity!!!
Cut them
Wow if they do nit live where they said they did they should be cut from the program also drug test them all randomly if they show positive results should be cut as well
Wow if they do not live where they said they did they should be cut from the program also drug test them all randomly if they show positive results should be cut as well
The workers are NOT doing the JOB they are supposed to do. They have the file and forget they have it in the drawers. Until they are up for reviews to save their asses.
the 19,000 will be charge with welfare fraud if they are looking for them . this story is just to get people all riled up for nothing !!!!! they don’t look for you , they just drop you !!!!!!!
IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! THERE’S 2MILL SAVED!
Tract down the fraud in welfare checks and food stamps and the gov would save so much money.All they need to do is just drop those 19000 recipients.
Wow, if people feel it necessary to drop so many F-bombs while they rant, could they at least learn how to spell it correctly? There’s a C in there, people!
The state should just drop the names of anyone they can’t locate. Seems like a no-brainer…so it should be right up their alley!
Um, I tink it wood b automaticlee ***** deleted if it wuz spelt currectlee
It’s great being a workin’ man..Support the rich.,Support the poor!..Hell, You can even take an extra $150 a month..Just send me a jar of vasaline..
Yet people who really need welfare help get denied but these people who fraud the system keep getting the money. Doesn’t welfare do checks on these people to see if they are giving truthful information? I guess not. Maybe they should have a department who does check these things.
Can’t find them, cut their benefits!
Please cut there benefits…..These people know how to work the system & laugh about it. Im glad this is coming to light. Now lets see if action is taken to stop it.