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Mass. Welfare Chief Steps Down After Waste Reports

The chief of the state's welfare system has resigned in the wake of a report that found widespread waste and the distribution of millions of dollars to people not eligible for benefits.

An internal report found that nearly 3,100 out of 47,000 families receiving taxpayer-funded benefits and contacted through a voter registration mailer were unaccounted for. Their accounts are being closed.

The department also said it overpaid federal food stamp recipients by almost $28 million since 2010.

The inspector general found the Department of Transitional Assistance handed out about $25 million in benefits to people with unconfirmed eligibility.

The Boston Herald reports that Health and Human Services Secretary John Polanowicz asked for and received the resignation of Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Daniel Curley on Thursday.

This article was originally published on February 01, 2013.

This program aired on February 1, 2013. The audio for this program is not available.

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