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Finding 1055800 (2023-001)

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Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-07-24
Audit: 315856
Organization: Chemung County Treasurer (NY)
Auditor: Efpr Group CPAS PLLC

AI Summary

  • Issue: One out of 40 case files had incorrect eligibility determination for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance.
  • Requirements Impacted: The County must have effective procedures for eligibility checks to ensure all caseworkers can accurately assess applications.
  • Follow-Up: Review and improve eligibility procedures; provide training for caseworkers to prevent future errors.

Finding Text

2023-001 - Low-Income Home Energy Assistance - Assistance Listing No. 93.568; Grant Period - For the year ended December 31, 2023 Condition: Eligibility was not correctly determined for 1 of 40 case files selected for testing. Criteria: The County should have procedures in place for eligibility determination to allow for proper eligibility determination by all caseworkers. Cause: The eligibility determination process did not operate properly which resulted in 1 of 40 case files to be determined ineligible for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance funds when in fact they were eligible. Effect of Condition: The County denied benefits from this case when this case should have been approved for benefits during the application process. Questioned Cost: None. Statistical Sampling: The sample was not intended to be, and was not, a statistically valid sample. Recommendation: We recommend the County review the procedures in place for eligibility determination and provide the necessary training to all caseworker to ensure eligibility is properly determined going forward.

Categories

Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $7.53M
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $5.17M
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $4.85M
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $3.41M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $2.35M
93.659 Adoption Assistance $2.26M
10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $2.09M
20.507 Federal Transit_formula Grants $1.94M
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $1.92M
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $1.78M
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $1.33M
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $1.32M
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $961,850
93.563 Child Support Enforcement $752,335
20.505 Metropolitan Transportation Planning $510,000
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $385,424
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $191,744
93.559 Title IV-B Subpart 2 & Title IV-B2 Caa $133,128
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $99,395
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $73,169
84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families $69,492
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $64,506
97.047 Pre-Disaster Mitigation $60,587
93.669 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants $56,684
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $54,103
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $41,064
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $38,743
93.779 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (cms) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations $34,386
93.603 Adoption Incentive Payments $33,867
93.071 Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program $15,916
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $12,901
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $12,469
93.747 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $6,162
93.268 Immunization Grants $5,551
21.016 Covid-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (arpa) $2,583
93.674 Chafee Foster Care Independence Program $742