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JOHNSTOWN — Half of Fulton County government’s largest department is working from home due to COVID-19, as the pandemic also continues to impact the monetary benefits flow from the department.
Fulton County Department of Social Services Commissioner Anne Solar said Thursday her agency continues to keep an eye on the money trail impacting benefits given by her agency to the area’s needy.
“My biggest concern is the 20 percent the state is taking,” said Solar.
She mentioned the 20 percent the state has “withheld” during the pandemic, which actually represents money that is supposed to be repaid through the federal government. The repayments impact many areas of social services, which have affected local families hard through the pandemic.