LIHEAP Fraud in PA
Posted by Edward G. Lanza on 28 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: General
A state program to help low-income families pay their utility bills is highly vulnerable to fraud and abuse, Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday.
Some applicants used Social Security numbers of dead people to apply for aid, Wagner’s office found.
Other abuses uncovered included using Social Security numbers to file multiple applications, different addresses claiming the same household members and variations in addresses used to claim multiple benefits, he said.
