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Resource | Research | Payment Accuracy and Program Integrity 2013 WIC Vendor Management Study

This study is part of a larger FNS effort to ensure WIC program integrity and to comply with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 which requires FNS to estimate improper payments in its programs.

11/26/2013
Basic page WIC: Implementation of the Electronic Benefit Transfer-Related Provisions of PL 111-296 - Final Rule

This final rule revises regulations governing the WIC program, incorporating the provisions set forth in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 related to Electronic Benefit Transfer  for the WIC program.

10/10/2013
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09/04/2013
Resource | Research | Demonstrations SEBTC Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Full Implementation Year 2012 Final Report

SEBTC demonstration offered a rigorous test of the impact of providing a monthly benefit of $60 per child - using existing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems - on food insecurity among children during the summer when school meals are not available.

08/02/2013
Resource | Proposed Rule Proposed Rule: WIC Implementation of the EBT-Related Provisions of PL 111-296

This proposed rule would revise regulations governing the WIC program, incorporating the provisions set forth in the Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) related to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) for the WIC Program.

02/28/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2004-0001 Revisiting Policy Regarding Head of Household as Individual

The head of household may not be held "automatically" responsible for trafficking the household's benefits if there is no direct evidence identifying him/her as the guilty party. However, OGC was also supportive of holding the head of household responsible when there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to show his/her complicity in the violative act.

01/01/2004
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