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Beneficiaries with Representative Payees and Earnings

Submitting OIG: 
Social Security Administration OIG
Report Description: 
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.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Social Security Administration
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-02-17-50143
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Number of Recommendations: 
5
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
4 Open Yes
Revise notices sent to beneficiaries and their representative payees informing them of benefit increases due to additional earnings to include the employer(s) name, earnings amounts, a reminder to report errors to SSA, and instructions on reporting errors.
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