What are the real figures of welfare fraud in the US

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In the United States, monitoring efforts to combat public benefits fraud are often part of a broader approach that focuses on stigmatizing people receiving benefits and reducing their number, rather than ensuring that the maximum number of people who are eligible receive benefits. However, fraud constitutes less than 1% of the benefits disbursed through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which are also known as food stamps, and less than 2% of unemployment insurance payments.

The Facts About Food Stamp Fraud

https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/2018/04/04/the-facts-about-food-stamp-fraud/#47ed942ef880

Author: Simon Constable

Publication: Forbes

Just How Wrong Is Conventional Wisdom About Government Fraud?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/08/just-how-wrong-is-conventional-wisdom-about-government-fraud/278690/

Author: Eric Schnurer

Publication: The Atlantic

 

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