When you hand over your money to the government, you want it to be used wisely. And you expect auditors to keep track of how the money is spent. 2 Wants To Know found North Carolina has no way to know were some of your tax money goes. And it's not by accident. It's on purpose! The state does not track certain funds they give to people in the Work First program, or welfare program.
Across the country, our Gannett news partners broke stories exposing people buying alcohol, tobacco, and adult entertainment with welfare. Here in North Carolina it's illegal to buy those items with our version of welfare called Work First. But North Carolina doesn't track the funds?
The system gives a check to low income parents. On average someone with one child gets about $200 per month. But once cashed the state can't follow up to see to where they spent the money. Instead North Carolina trusts people will use your tax money wisely on things they're supposed to, like rent, gas, and clothes.
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