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Abbreviation
SSA
Agencies
Social Security Administration
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
If you are a Social Security Administration (SSA) employee, or an employee of an SSA contractor or grantee, and you suspect fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement in SSA programs or operations, or reprisal against you for reporting wrongdoing, you may report that to the Social Security Fraud Hotline. You may find more whistleblower information at https://oig.ssa.gov/whistleblower-protection. The SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigates many types of Social Security-related fraud, including • Social Security-related scams • making false statements or facilitating fraud in applying for Social Security benefits • concealing work activity while receiving disability benefits • receiving Social Security benefits for a child not under the recipient’s care • receiving and using a deceased person’s Social Security benefits • concealing a marriage or assets while receiving Supplemental Security Income • residing overseas while receiving Supplemental Security Income • misusing benefits when acting as a representative payee • SSA employee or contract and procurement fraud
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are generally NOT investigated by the SSA OIG: • 911 emergencies • Medicare or Medicaid fraud (report this to Health and Human Services OIG at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/) • Lost or stolen Social Security cards (visit https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/) • Identity theft that is not related to Social Security benefits or programs (visit https://www.identitytheft.gov/) • Misuse of Social Security numbers on tax returns (visit IRS’ Identity Protection site at https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams) • Direct Express® account fraud (contact Direct Express® Customer Service at the number on the back of your card, and report this to the Treasury Office of the Inspector General at https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ig/Pages/OigOnlineHotlineForm.aspx)

Single Audit of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of the Family for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018

2020
A-77-20-00001
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to report internal control weaknesses, noncompliance issues, and unallowable costs identified in the single audit to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for resolution action.

Manual Actions on Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Post-entitlement Alerts

2020
A-07-18-50621
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to determine whether Social Security Administration (SSA) processing center (PC) employees correctly processed Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) post-entitlement alerts produced by the Title II Redesign (T2R) system.

Beneficiaries with Representative Payees and Earnings

2020
A-02-17-50143
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to determine the accuracy of earnings the Social Security Administration (SSA) used as the basis for increases to Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits for beneficiaries who had earned the earnings after the Agency appointed them representative payees.

Follow-up on Supplemental Security Income Recipients Eligible for Veterans Benefits

2020
A-01-17-50236
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) identified Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who were potentially eligible for Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) benefits instead of SSI payments.

Personnel and Indirect Costs Claimed by the Michigan Disability Determination Services for Fiscal Year 2014

2020
A-07-19-50763
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to determine whether the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 personnel and indirect costs the Michigan Disability Determination Services (MI-DDS) claimed for reimbursement from the Social Security Administration (SSA) were allowable.

The Social Security Administration's Electronic Remittance System for Beneficiary-related Debts

2020
A-04-19-50780
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objectives were to determine the accuracy and timeliness of remittances field offices processed via the Social Security Electronic Remittance System (SERS) for beneficiary-related debts. We also determined whether remittances field offices mailed to the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Mid...

Follow-up: Beneficiaries Who Had Not Cashed Their Checks Within 1 Year

2020
A-09-18-50562
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) took appropriate action when Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients had not cashed their checks within one year.

Multiple Social Security Numbers Assigned to Non-citizens Using the Enumeration Beyond Entry Program

2020
A-08-18-50472
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration's (SSA) controls prevented the assignment of multiple Social Security numbers (SSN) to non-citizens who applied for SSNs through the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) process.

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