Analysis of Quality Control Payment Errors in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Food Stamp Programs

摘要

The report describes the results of quality assurance reviews of payments made to a random sample of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and food stamp program recipients in Washington State. The nature of payment errors is described, error-free profiles are constructed to identify specific types of cases most likely to have overpayment errors, and new uses for quality control data sets as a management tool are demonstrated. Among the major findings of the study are that: AFDC and food stamp error rates will be hard to reduce below sanctionable levels; mandatory monthly reporting and work/win registration errors present the greatest opportunities for AFDC error reduction; and, while error-prone profiles may be helpful in reducing food stamp payment error rates, such profiles could not be developed for the AFDC program.