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Social Services reports spike in fraud referrals, increased collections and faster administrative hearings
Summary
Social Services told the board its fraud investigators handled 781 referrals in 2025 and are pursuing roughly $72,000 in overpayments while prevention work produced an estimated $4 million in avoided costs; administrative disqualification hearings have shortened case turnaround to about 2.5 months.
Clay County Social Services presented a report on child-support, welfare fraud and collections at the April 28 commission meeting, detailing a marked increase in investigative referrals and new collection strategies.
Sandy, who leads fraud and collections work, said the fraud team opened 781 referrals in 2025 (up from 638 in 2024) and is pursuing over $72,000 in identified overpayments. She said prevention work and early checks avoided…
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