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The Cost of Getting Back on Social Security Benefits
If somebody is kicked off the rolls, are people going for long periods of time without being able to buy food? It depends on first of all, just the process the state has already set up. And then it also just sort of depends on how quickly are you able to get it together to get that paperwork done again. In Illinois, for example, it was $3.9 million a year and that's a net cost because while the state saved some money perhaps by some people losing benefits or maybe they really weren't eligible anymore.
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