The objective was to (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) made payments to beneficiaries and/or representative payees who were deceased according to Alabama, Georgia, or Illinois records and (2) identify non-beneficiaries in the States’ files whose death information did not appear in Agency records.
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-04-19-50819
Report Description
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
6
Questioned Costs
$79,301,066
Funds for Better Use
$13,808,377