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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Social Security Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Social Security Administration
Report Number
022333
Report Description

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration issued payments to beneficiaries who were deceased according to New York City’s vital statistics records.

Report Type
Other
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
0
Questioned Costs
$90,408,051
Funds for Better Use
$24,276,454
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
0 No $90,408,051 $24,276,454

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.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States