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Improper Payments in the Unemployment Insurance Program: Deceased Recipients

Report Details

Submitting OIG: 
Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Report Description: 
The purpose of this audit was to identify potentially improper payments the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) made to deceased individuals. We found that, of the approximately $8.57 billion in State and Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit payments made by LWC, approximately $1.08 million (0.013%) was paid to 374 individuals after they died. Of that amount, $629,091 in payments could not have been prevented, $337,007 of the payments should have been prevented by LWC’s current controls, and $123,194 could have been prevented if LWC conducted a weekly match with the Louisiana Department of Health’s (LDH) death data.
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
State of Louisiana
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
82200010
Location: 
LA
United States
Type of Report: 
Audit
Professional Standard: 
Other
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Report File Link: 
https://app.lla.state.la.us/publicreports.nsf/0/a9721777aba737cf862586f6005efc39…

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