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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-09-16-50077
Report Description

To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) had taken appropriate actions for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance beneficiaries over age 70 whose benefits were suspended for address, whereabouts unknown, or failure to return the foreign enforcement questionnaire.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
7

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2 No $0 $1,068,642

Based on its revised policy, terminate benefits for the 59 beneficiaries identified by our audit.

3 No $0 $114,353,897

Based on its revised policy, identify and terminate benefits for the estimated 6,374 beneficiaries identified by our current audit who could not be located and whose benefits were suspended for 7 years or longer.

4 No $0 $0

Based on its revised policy, identify and take appropriate action for the 20,710 beneficiaries identified by our 2011 audit whose benefits remained in suspense.

5 No $0 $0

Implement controls to identify and terminate benefits to beneficiaries whose benefits were suspended for address or whereabouts unknown for 7 years or longer.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States