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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)

The Social Security Administration’s Processing of Returned Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Payments

2019
A-07-18-50570
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) processed returned Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits according to policy.

Benefit Payments to Non-citizen Beneficiaries Living Outside the United States Who Have Not Met the 5-year Residency Requirement

2019
A-07-18-50344
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) suspended benefits to non-citizen beneficiaries who had not met their 5-year residency requirement and resided outside the United States for longer than 6 consecutive months.

Match of New Mexico Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records

2019
A-06-18-50759
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

We issued this to (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) made payments to beneficiaries and representative payees who were deceased according to New Mexico Department of Health vital records and (2) identify non-beneficiaries who were deceased according to the State file but...

Match of Puerto Rico Death Information Against Social Security Records

2019
A-08-14-14013
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

We issued this to (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) made payments to beneficiaries and representative payees who were deceased according to Puerto Rico Department of Health vital records and (2) identify non-beneficiaries who were deceased according to Puerto Rico vital...

Match of Florida Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records

2019
A-08-18-50565
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

We issued this to (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) made payments to beneficiaries and representative payees who were deceased according to Florida Department of Health vital records and (2) identify non-beneficiaries in the State file whose death information did not...

Windfall Elimination Provision Exemptions

2019
A-13-17-34132
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

We issued this to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) correctly exempted Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits from the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Specifically, we reviewed exemptions for (a) workers who had 30 or more years of coverage...

Administrative Costs Claimed by the District of Columbia Disability Determination Services

2019
A-15-18-50628
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

To evaluate internal controls over the accounting and reporting of administrative costs and determine whether the administrative costs claimed by the District of Columbia Disability Determination Division (DC-DDD) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2016 and 2017 were allowable and properly allocated.

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