About 52,000 people who received public benefits like food stamps and temporary cash assistance in Maryland last year didn’t have valid Social Security numbers, a state audit has found.

The state’s own Office of Legislative Audits found a “number of deficiencies” in the Department of Human Resources’ Family Investment Administration, including:

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