The state of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency likely paid millions to people who were ineligible, according to a new audit report released by the Office of the Michigan Auditor General.
According to the audit, between 2020 and 2022, the agency potentially improperly paid around $250 million dollars to incarcerated, dead people, children under 15 and people in long-term care.
According to the audit, around $2 million was still given to some claimants even after the UIA determined they were ineligible.
“We will continue to work cooperatively with the OAG, as we have for the last three years on these issues,” said UIA Director Julia Dale. “Since the end of the global pandemic, and under new leadership at UIA, we have built an entirely new bureau and overhauled existing systems to fight fraud and provide better service for Michigan workers and businesses, and data proves that these efforts are paying off.”
