(AP) – A federal audit has found more than 800 Kansas food stamp recipients who were dead, had invalid Social Security numbers or were double-dipping from the federal program between August 2009 and August 2010.

The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services says that number is only a fraction of the more than 7,000 beneficiaries an October examination found who may be improperly receiving assistance

The SRS administers the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, in Kansas. Director Rob Siedlecki says his agency has identified more than $22 million in possible benefits fraud since January.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it found 883 Kansas assistance recipients, including many who are dead, who were improperly receiving assistance during the audit period.