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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
022328
Report Description

Objective: To determine the accuracy of the Social Security Administration’s eligibility and payment determinations for Supplemental Security Income applicants and/or recipients who own real property.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
6
Questioned Costs
$184,392
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2 Yes $0 $0 Agree

Add system controls to ensure employees review for possible prior Non-Home Real Property ownership for properties that may have been owned or sold within the look-back period and whether the sales are subject to transfers of resource rules.

3 No $0 $0 Agree

Add system controls to ensure employees add required documentation supporting property determinations and independent property verifications.

4 No $0 $0 Agree

Add system controls to ensure employees add required documentation to support allegations of an undue hardship exclusion.

5 Yes $0 $0 Agree

Add system controls to ensure living arrangements are reviewed and updated for changes during redeterminations if information from property searches conflict with other information in SSA records.

6 No $0 $0 Disagree

Review system processing of names to reduce inaccurate name mismatches.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States