# Management Alert – Reporting Suspected Fraud of Lost Wages Assistance
> **Audit** by Department of Homeland Security OIG · 2022-03-04
> *About: Department of Homeland Security*
## Report
- **Title:** Management Alert – Reporting Suspected Fraud of Lost Wages Assistance
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Homeland Security OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Homeland Security
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2022-03-04

## Summary

The objective is to determine to what extent FEMA ensured states and territories distributed supplemental state lost wages assistance (LWA) from the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to eligible recipients.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): We recommend the FEMA Administrator issue an alert to direct state workforce agencies participating in its Lost Wages Assistanceprogram to report suspected, alleged, and identified fraud to DHS OIG’s Office of Investigations.
- **Rec 2** (Closed): We recommend the FEMA Administrator ensure FEMA follow up with state workforce agencies in its Lost Wages Assistance program toreinforce reporting of suspected, alleged, and identified fraud to DHS OIG’s Office of Investigations.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/management-alert-reporting-suspected-fraud-lost-wages-assistance)
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