Q&A
Department for the Aging's response to SNAP benefit fraud
1:50:54
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42 sec
Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez addresses Council Member Zhuang's concerns about SNAP benefit fraud targeting seniors. She outlines the Department for the Aging's awareness of the issue and their efforts to address it.
- The department is working closely with HRA to get restitution and restore benefits
- They offer to send staff to the affected community to provide assistance
- The commissioner assures that they have been successful in getting funds restored for affected seniors
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:50:54
Well, thank you for that.
1:50:56
It's something we're very aware of, and it's something that we work with HRA on very closely first to get restitution.
1:51:05
And get to get the benefits restored.
1:51:08
But it's something that we are aware of and we're working very closely.
1:51:13
If you have, obviously, you have a huge incidence in your community, what I will do is make sure that our staff can go out there, and also we will work with HRA to make sure that that particular community and group of people are identified.
1:51:28
Alright?
1:51:28
And so we will handle that with you, but it's something that we are working very closely with and we have been very successful in getting funds restored.
