# DHS - OIG-22-69 - 5
> **Open** recommendation · 2022-09-22
**Report:** FEMA Did Not Implement  Controls to Prevent More  than $3.7 Billion in  Improper Payments from  the Lost Wages Assistance  Program ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/33336))
**OIG report number:** OIG-22-69
**Recommendation number:** 5
## Text
We recommend the FEMA Administrator work with state workforce agencies to evaluate the Lost Wages Assistance program payments and verify that all recipients who received payment have a self-certification on file, as required; to determine whether the claimant meets eligibility requirements if no self-certification is on file; and, if not, to recover the payment.
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*Source: oversight.gov · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*