Summary
We assessed the implementation of the recommendation from our March 2023 audit of the Critical Worker Benefit Program.
The Department of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration has implemented our recommendation by performing additional payment verification in the program’s participating departments where it determined the risk of non-payment was sufficiently high.
The department—along with Children and Family Services (CFS), Assisted Living and Social Services (ALSS), and Education and Childcare (E&C)—completed post-payment verification testing. This testing included obtaining evidence from employers, such as pay stubs, payroll registers, and bank statements. Health concluded that post-verification testing was not required.
- IMPLEMENTED Recommendation: Complete payment verification process