PA WELFARE RECIPIENTS GET AROUND

State Auditor General Wagner wants more information about welfare access cards

Pennsylvania’s welfare dollars certainly got around in May 2010.

Some of that money made its way to every state in the country, including Alaska and Hawaii. Some welfare dollars were spent in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

In fact, $5.2 million was spent outside Pennsylvania’s borders that month, according to transactions from electronic-benefits transfer cards given to welfare recipients. It’s only a sliver of the $200 million in cash benefits spend using EBT cards.

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