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DOCUTJI RESUM
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rClaims of rxcessive Welfare Payments in Wisconsin]. HPD-77-125;
B-164031(31. August 3, 1977. 6 pp. + 6 enclosures (7 pp.).
Report to Rep. Robert W. Kasten, Jr.; by Elmer B. Staats,
Comptroller General.
Issue? Area: Income Security Programs: Eligibility Determination
(1301).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Budqet Function: Income Security: Public Assistance and Other
Income Supplements (604).
Organization Concerned: Department of Health, Eduzation, and
'elfare.
Congressional Relevance: Rep. Robert W. Kasten, Jr.
Authority: Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 602). 45
C.F.R. 233-.20(a) (2) (i). Shea v. Vialpando, 416 U.S. 251
(1971).
Federal regulations require Aid for Dependent Children
(AFDC) State plans to specify in dcllars the statewide standards
to be used for determining the needs of applicants and
recipients and the amount of the assisti-nce payment. In
comparison with other States and the District of Columbia in
July 1976, Wisconsin's monthly need standard of $466 for an AFDC
family of four ranked fourth, and its palment standard and
maximum payments to AFDC families of four of $424 ranked th..rd.
Wisconsin ranked third in average payments per family and per
recipient for July 1976. Findings/Conclusions: In 1973
Wisconsin established a consolidated reed standarl tc replace
i+- alministratively complex standard which was based on family
nia for individual consumption items. In computing the monthly
allowance, Wisconsin averaged the autumn 1971 Bureau of Lab3r
Statistics' (BLS) lower level budget figures for the cities of
Green Bay and Milwaukee. Since 1973, Wisconsin has periodically
adjrsled its neeM standard by using updated BLS lower level
budget figures. Wisconsin increased its payment standard from
81% of the need standard, excluding shelter costs, to 911% of the
standazd, including shelter costs, in July 1976. Review of the
amounts allowed for work-related expenses in the six States in
the Deoartment of Health, Education, and Welfare's Region V
showed that Wisconsin ranked second. (SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacpp0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)