New York's trafficking-survivor program confirmed many victims late and didn't track whether the survivors it referred ever got help.
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A March 2025 New York State Comptroller audit (2023-S-31) of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's Response to Human Trafficking Program, covering January 2019 to May 2024, found 314 of 1,384 survivors (23%) were confirmed more than the six business days the program requires. OTDA did not track which provider or local social-services office it referred survivors to, and 74 of 139 sampled survivors (53%) never contacted the office they were referred to; providers had spent only 39% of allocated funds, and one had used $254,722 of a $1 million award halfway through its contract. OTDA disputed the 39% spending figure, saying providers had spent about 60% of allocated funds, and stressed that the program is voluntary for survivors.
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