 . Millions of low-income families who Congress designated as qualified recipients were overpaid billions of dollars. The program is rife with errors: the government overpaid $0 in every $0 to beneficiaries. (The IRS administers the program and responded to our request for comment here.)  . Millions of low-income families who Congress designated as qualified recipients were overpaid billions of dollars. The program is rife with errors: the government overpaid $0 in every $0 to beneficiaries. (The IRS administers the program and responded to our request for comment here.) 