Higher Benefits for Dually Entitled Widow(er)s Had They Delayed Applying for Retirement Benefits

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

A-09-18-50559

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Number of Recommendations:

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	Yes
Take action, as appropriate, for the 41 beneficiaries identified by our audit.
2	Open	Yes
Evaluate the results for the 41 beneficiaries in our sample and determine whether it should review the remaining population of 13,514 beneficiaries.
4	Open	Yes
Determine whether it should develop additional controls to ensure it informs widow(er) beneficiaries of their option to delay their application for retirement benefits.