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Recovery of Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Overpayments When a Contingently Liable Beneficiary Stops Receiving Benefits

Submitting OIG:

Social Security Administration OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Social Security Administration

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

A-04-18-50651

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Number of Recommendations:

3

View Document:

Attachment	Size
A-04-18-50651.pdf	417.65 KB

Additional Details Link:

https://oig.ssa.gov/sites/default/files/audit/full/pdf/A-04-18-50651.pdf

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
1	Open	No
Review the 1,030 terminated contingently liable records and take action to adjust benefits.
2	Open	Yes
Review and take action to remove the overpayment balance from the 4,690 terminated contingently liable beneficiaries and transfer the debt balance to the original debtor for an immediate payment of the overpayment or seek recovery through additional debt collection tools.
3	Open	Yes
Establish controls to remove the outstanding debt from terminated contingently liable beneficiaries and transfer the balance to the original debtor for an immediate payment of the overpayment or seek recovery through additional debt collection tools when available.