What is public assistance fraud?
Public assistance fraud is intentionally lying about income or circumstances in order to receive benefits, and/or the failure to reveal infomation which effects eligibility for benefits.
What are the different types of public assistance fraud?
Childcare provider fraud for example, a provider billing the county for childcare services that were not provided.
SNAP recipient fraud for example, a person failing to report income or employment, or a person failing to report their spouse/significant other in the home.
SNAP store fraud for example, a storeowner knowigly accepting SNAP benefits in exchange for alcohol, tobacco, or other non-food items.
Medicaid provider fraud for example, a doctor's office billing Medicaid for services that were not performed.
Who can report public assistance fraud?
Anyone can report fraud anonymously to LCDJFS.
How can I report public assistance fraud?
USDA Fraud Hotline at (202)690-1622
E-mail us at LCDJFS http://www.lcdjfs.com/contact-us
E-mail the State Report Fraud | Job and Family Services
Print off the Fraud Reporting Form and submit to LCDJFS.
Call LCDJFS at 1-844-640-6446 and tell the Customer Service Specialist that you want to report a fraud claim.
If you have an overpayment for SNAP or TANF you can make a payment to the Benefit Recovery Department 2 ways.
In person at the Lorain County CSEA lobby, Monday - Friday 8:00am to 3:45pm. Acceptable payments include cash, cashiers check and money orders.
By Mail to Lorain County Department of Job and Family Services at 42485 N. Ridge Rd. Elyria Ohio 44035.
Please make cashier's check or money order payable to LCDJFS Benefit Recovery. Be sure your case # is in the memo line.
ConnectEBT
The ConnectEBT mobile app is the official mobile app of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The other apps you may have chosen to use are not created or supported by Ohio's contracted EBT vendor. The ConnectEBT app is secure and is associated and connected directly with your offical accounts. To download the app, search your smart phone's app store for ConnectEBT. From here you can view your balance, purchase history, change your pin, lock your card and report the card lost, stolen or damaged.
You can access ConnectEBT app by clicking the following link: www.connectebt.com