In this case, it literally is going to the wrong people. These funds were designed to give students an extra financial boost during a faltering COVID economy (that didn't really happen) and the funds weren't infinite.
If fraudsters are showing up and claiming the money before actual students in need can get it, I don't understand how you think it's not a case of the aid going to the wrong people.
Again, this isn't tuition aid and it's not related to the cost of college. It was a stimulus/aid package targeted at people who were also students, but it was separate from tuition assistance or tuition financial aid.
> I don't really understand how this fraud happens- when I applied for FAFSA
Lawmakers rushed through a lot of new COVID-19 related aid bills and aid packages. Many of them were poorly thought out and implemented as quickly as possible, forgoing controls and verification to get them done ASAP.
The article specifically mentions COVID-19 related aid, which has been rife with fraud. It’s frustrating that some of these supposedly time-limited emergency aid packages continue to be handed out despite the booming economy and rampant inflation.
I can’t believe it was a mistake, especially when you have government bureaucrats who are doing the scam themselves for millions…
https://globalnews.ca/news/7600626/ontario-civil-servant-bet...