Washington
Overpayment Recovery |
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Overpayments Established |
$74,039,200 |
Overpayments Waived |
$3,625,130 |
Overpayments Recovered |
$46,315,929 |
Rate of Overpayments Recovered vs Established |
65.78% |
Note: Recovery data is for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011. Figures displayed are actual recovery rate and dollars and not estimates. |
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IPIA Improper Payment Rate: 14.26%
3 Year IPIA Improper Payments: $792,930,191
3 Year Operational Rate: 3.61%
3 Year Fraud Rate: 1.56%
Note: UI improper payment data displayed on this page are derived from the Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) program. Readers are strongly cautioned that it may be misleading to compare one state's payment accuracy rates with another state's rates as no two states' written laws, regulations, and policies specifying eligibility conditions are identical, and differences in these conditions influence the potential for error. To compare state laws visit http://www.oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/statelaws.asp#Statelaw or contact the state directly.
Chart: Three Year IPIA Data
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Operational Rate |
3.92% |
2.71% |
4.64% |
Fraud Rate |
1.74% |
0.82% |
2.47% |
IPIA Rate |
17.28% |
11.09% |
15.71% |
Chart: Causes of Improper Payments
Root Cause |
Percentage of Overall |
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71% |
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12% |
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6% |
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4% |
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3% |
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2% |
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1% |
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1% |
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<1% |
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Chart: Responsibility for Overpayments
Root Cause |
Percentage of Total Dollars Overpaid |
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Claimant Only |
92% |
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Agency Only |
2% |
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Claimant, Employee, and Agency |
2% |
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Claimant and Agency |
1% |
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Claimant and Employer |
1% |
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Employer and Agency |
1% |
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Employer Only |
<1% |
Implementation of UI Improper Payment Strategies |
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Key: |
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Complete |
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On Track |
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Not on Track |
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Yes |
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No |
* For FY 2011 activities, Employment Service registration is not a core strategy for states with an error rate below 3% (based on Jan-Dec 2010 data).
** For FY 2011, TOP implementation was not a core activity required of states.
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