Rejection of State Death Reports

Date Issued

Monday, March 17, 2025

Submitting OIG

Social Security Administration OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Social Security Administration

Report Number

042304

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

$325,193,901

Funds for Better Use

$131,085,750

Report updated under NDAA 5274

External Entity

https://oig.ssa.gov/assets/uploads/042304.pdf

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	Yes	$325,193,901	$129,485,750
Record correct death information on the Numident, terminate payments, and initiate collection of the overpayments or release the underpayments for the deceased beneficiaries in our populations.
2	Yes	$0	$1,600,000
Add death information to the Numident for the identified deceased non-beneficiaries.
3	Yes	$0	$0
Make improvements to the Death Information Processing System, such as adding a Numident match to assess Online Verification System discrepancies and resolving minor Social Security number discrepancies before rejecting a state death report.