Congress approved a measure to reduce the error rate in 2015 by requiring that the IRS delay disbursement of EITC checks until February, even if a claim was filed much earlier, so that the agency has more time for vetting.
And even with a rental voucher for a one-bedroom apartment in the $1,300 range in hand, Ms. Neal said that she had found apartments scarce and landlords unwilling to rent to her because they did not want to wait for aid disbursements for background checks, deposits and other typical charges.
When the scandal of the war victims' fund was made public, and Mugabe realized how deeply the rot reached into his court, he cut a deal with Hunzvi which has defined Zimbabwean history ever since: every war veteran would get a hefty onetime disbursement, followed by a lifetime monthly check, as well as free medical care and free access to education — and, above all, land.
When financial aid is involved, many banks require aid recipients to visit their website that is co-branded with the college before they choose how to receive their aid -- into an existing account, on a check or on a disbursement card -- implying an endorsement.
Checking such data at disbursement means the right person is paid.Nearly two-fifths of South Africans, for example, are enrolled in the national benefits system, which stores fingerprint and voice records for authentication when cash is disbursed.
A final robustness check varied the lag duration between disbursement and start of possible mortality effects from 1 year (in the default analysis) up to 4 years (Additional file 1: S5).
For example, Athens has moved to clean up an erratic system of pension disbursements, but some pension checks are still being mailed to people who have died.
The Campus Debit Card Trap, a report recently released by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, finds that banks and financial firms now control or influence federal financial aid disbursement to over 9 million students by linking checking accounts and prepaid debit cards to student IDs.
The expected amount is checked at the point of cash disbursement against the attendance dates recorded by PHC staff on her CCT beneficiary handcard, in order to verify compliance with conditions.
Ronald Parks, Director of Talent Services at the diversity talent acquisition firm Talent Empire, says "Generally, any employee who will be involved in financial transactions, budget disbursements, or vendor management and selection is asked to consent to a background check and a credit check".
