http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-13-backlog_N.htm
Millions of Americans are waiting longer for unemployment checks, disability payments and food stamps as states furlough workers who process the benefits.
States in financial crises are cutting staff while people in need flood agencies with applications, says Margaret Simms of the Urban Institute, which studies social and economic issues. "The length of the recession clearly has put a strain on the resources that states can bring to bear," Simms says.
Backlogs are growing:
