022333 - Recommendation 0

Note: We did not make a formal recommendation for this report. However, we are claiming cost savings. The following is the language we used in the Tracking Sheet we submitted to the agency. We request SSA review the cases of the beneficiaries in payment status that are listed as deceased in the New York City death data and terminate benefits for the beneficiaries it confirms are deceased, as they appear to be based on the New York City death data. Because payments should not be made after beneficiaries’ deaths, SSA should initiate overpayment collections for any such payments. We referred 2,368 records for beneficiaries in current or suspended payment statuses who had matching New York City death records to SSA in November 2024.