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.
Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Social Security Administration OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Social Security Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Social Security Administration
Report Number
A-02-17-50143
Report Description
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
5
Open Recommendations
This report has 1 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Yes | $0 | $0 | ||
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. |