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Improper Payments and Recovery of Overpayments

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Report Number
Date Issued

Title

Link

Summary
Fiscal Year 2009
A-01-08-28075
4/15/09
Follow-up on Disabled Title II Beneficiaries with Earnings Reported on the Master Earnings File
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A-02-09-29007
2/10/09
Quick Response Evaluation: Effectiveness of Title XVI Installment Agreements
PDF Format
PDF Format
A-06-09-29095
2/04/09
Quick Response Evaluation: Sources of Erroneous Death Entries Input into the Death Master File
PDF Format
PDF Format
A-09-08-18007
12/16/08
Payments to Spouses Eligible for Higher Retirement Benefits PDF Format
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Fiscal Year 2008
A-09-07-17135
09/22/08
The Social Security Administration’s Computation of Delayed Retirement Credits PDF Format
A-07-07-17052
09/19/08
The Social Security Administration's Use of Administrative Sanctions in the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program PDF Format
A-06-08-18035
09/19/08
Automated One-Time Payments PDF Format
A-13-08-28009
09/18/08
Administrative Wage Garnishment PDF Format
A-09-07-27010
09/10/08
Dually Entitled Beneficiaries who are Subject to Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision PDF Format
A-04-07-17078
09/09/08
Accuracy of Title II Disability Insurance Benefit Triennial Redeterminations for 2006 PDF Format
A-02-08-18074
09/05/08
Status of Title II Installment Agreements PDF Format
A-03-07-17090
08/14/08
Unprocessed Manual Recalculations for Title II Payments PDF Format
A-01-08-18022
07/23/08
Supplemental Security Income Recipients with Excess Income and/or Resources PDF Format
A-01-07-17039
07/02/08
Title II Benefits to Fugitive Felons and Probation or Parole Violators PDF Format
A-06-07-27156
06/19/08
Benefit Payments in Instances Where the Social Security Administration Removed a Death Entry from the Beneficiary's Record PDF Format
A-09-07-17160
06/09/08
Underpayments Payable on Behalf of Terminated Title II Beneficiaries PDF Format
A-01-08-28116
05/22/08
Quick Response Evaluation: Underpayments to Widows PDF Format
A-01-07-27109
05/19/08
Supplemental Security Income Recipient Marriages Not Reported to the Social Security Administration PDF Format
A-01-05-25124
05/02/08
Joint Social Security and Canadian Beneficiaries Residing in the United States PDF Format
A-01-07-17036
04/23/08
Supplemental Security Income Recipients with Automated Teller Machine Withdrawals Indicating They Are Outside the United States PDF Format
A-09-07-17134
03/14/08
Adjustment of Disabled Wage Earners' Benefits at Full Retirement Age PDF Format
A-01-07-17038
03/14/08
Follow-up on the Impact on the Social Security Administration's Programs When Auxiliary Beneficiaries Do Not Have Their Own Social Security Numbers PDF Format
A-04-07-17028
01/22/08
Adjustments of Overpayment Balances Related to Title II Critical Payments PDF Format
A-01-07-27116
12/12/07
Social Security Administration Employees Receiving Benefits PDF Format
A-09-07-17119
10/25/07
Controls over Miscellaneous Payments Made Through the Single Payment System PDF Format
Fiscal Year 2007
A-01-07-27029
09/24/07
Administrative Finality in the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program PDF Format
A-07-07-17034
08/31/07
Underpayments on Prior Supplemental Security Income Records PDF Format
A-09-07-17066
08/31/07
Improper Payments Resulting from the Annual Earnings Test PDF Format
A-06-06-16088
08/08/07
Controls over Survivor's Benefits When Indications Exist a Wage Earner is Alive PDF Format
A-13-06-16032
08/03/07
The Social Security Administration's Monitoring of Dedicated Accounts for Supplemental Security Income Recipients PDF Format
A-13-06-16031
06/22/07
Cross-Program Recovery of Benefit Overpayments PDF Format
A-09-06-16128
05/31/07
The Social Security Administration's Controls and Procedures over Supplemental Security Income Death Alerts PDF Format
A-15-06-16037
05/18/07
FECA: A Nationwide Reveiw of Federal Employees Who Received Compensation for Lost Wages for Periods When "Earned Wages" Were Reported on the Social Security Administration's Master Earnings File PDF Format
A-01-07-27122
05/14/07
Adjustment of Widow's Insurance Benefits at Full Retirement Age PDF Format
A-13-07-17073
04/30/07
Supplemental Security Income Recipients Eligible as Disabled Adult Children Under the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program PDF Format
A-06-06-26137
04/23/07
Accountability over Duplicate Payments, Equipment and Records in the Hurricane Recovery Area PDF Format
A-06-06-26140
04/23/07
Supplemental Security Income Payments Mailed to Field Office Addresses PDF Format
A-02-06-25141
03/23/07
Direct Deposits for Multiple Title XVI Recipients into the Same Bank Account PDF Format
A-06-06-26138
03/23/07
The Social Security Administration's Accountability of Federal Emergency Management Agency Funds Provided for Hurricane Relief Efforts PDF Format
A-02-06-26019
03/02/07
The Social Security Administration's Collection of Court-ordered Restitution PDF Format
A-09-06-26086
01/08/07
Government Pension Offset Exemption for Texas School Districts' Employees

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A-01-06-26131
12/11/06
Title II Beneficiaries in England
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A-01-06-26105
11/14/06
Supplemental Security Income Recipients Whose Medicare Benefits Were Terminated Due to Death

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Fiscal Year 2006
A-06-06-26020
9/26/06
Survivor Benefits Paid in Instances When the Social Security Administration Removed the Death Entry from a Primary Wage Earner's Record

PDF Format
A-15-06-26123
9/25/06
Federal Employees' Compensation Act - Social Security Administration Employees
PDF Format
A-05-06-26058
9/6/06
Follow-up Review of Controls over Supplemental Security Income Replacement Checks PDF Format
A-08-05-25145
8/18/06
Improperly Paid Lump-Sum Death Payments PDF Format
A-01-06-26004
8/7/06
Benefits Paid to Dually Entitled Title II Beneficiaries PDF Format
A-08-06-16024
6/26/06
Supplemental Security Income Overpayments to Recipients in Title XIX Institutions PDF Format
A-01-05-35086
6/14/06
Match of Veterans Affairs' Historical Death File against the Social Security Administration's Benefit Rolls PDF Format
A-02-05-15080
5/31/06
Controls Over Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Replacement Checks PDF Format
A-09-05-15143
6/5/06
Payments to Surviving Spouses at Retirement Age PDF Format
A-06-05-25136
5/23/06
Survivor Beneficiaries Enumerated After the Wage Earner's Death PDF Format
A-04-05-15042
4/20/06
Payments Resulting from Disability Insurance Actions Processed via the Social Security Administration's Manual Adjustment, Credit and Award Processes PDF Format
A-01-04-24065
4/3/06
Congressional Response Report: Overpayments in the Social Security Administration's Disability Programs PDF Format
A-13-05-15029
3/22/06
The Social Security Administration's Decisions to Terminate Collection Efforts for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Overpayments PDF Format
A-13-05-15027
2/1/06
The Social Security Administration's Controls over the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Waiver Approval Process PDF Format
A-04-05-15041
1/20/06
The Social Security Administration's Controls over the Write-off of Title XVI Overpayments PDF Format
Fiscal Year 2005
A-03-05-25010
9/23/05
Tax Information Related to the Social Security Administration's Contractors PDF Format
A-14-05-15061
9/20/05
Follow-up Review of the Social Security Administration's Controls to Prevent and Detect Direct Deposit Fraud (Limited Distribution) PDF Format
A-02-05-15079
9/19/05
The Effectiveness of the Social Security Administration's Controls over Title II Unnegotiated Checks PDF Format
A-08-05-15112
8/24/05
Follow-up: The Social Security Administration Can Recover Millions in Medicare Premiums Related to Retirement or Disability Payments Made After Death PDF Format
A-01-04-24024
7/26/05
Social Security Administration's Administrative Finality Rules PDF Format
A-14-04-24077
6/10/05
The Social Security Administration's Use of Deportation Data PDF Format
A-01-05-25002
4/29/05
Individuals Receiving Benefits Under Multiple Social Security Numbers at the Same Address PDF Format
A-04-04-24029
4/12/05
The Social Security Administration's Controls over the Suspension of Title XVI Overpayment Collection Efforts PDF Format
A-01-04-14085
4/11/05
Disabled Supplemental Security Income Recipients with Earnings PDF Format
A-01-05-25015
3/28/05
Individuals Receiving Multiple Auxiliary or Survivor Benefits PDF Format
A-13-03-13065
3/28/05
Representative Payee Reports Indicating Excess Conserved Funds for Supplemental Security Income Recipients PDF Format
A-09-04-14013
1/31/05
School Attendance by Student Beneficiaries Over Age 18 PDF Format
A-06-03-13077
10/25/04
Social Security Administration's Controls Over the Title XVI Overpayment Waiver Process PDF Format
A-04-03-13042
10/14/04
The Social Security Administration's Clean-Up of Title II Disability Insurance Cases with a Workers' Compensation Offset PDF Format
Fiscal Year 2004
A-01-04-24078
9/16/04
Individuals Receiving Multiple Childhood Disability Benefits PDF Format
Special Report
8/27/04
OIG's Work Related to SSA's Benefit Program Areas PDF Format
 
A-01-04-24023
8/26/04
Overpayments in the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program PDF Format
A-09-04-14050
8/13/04
Payments to Student Beneficiaries Beyond the Maximum Age of Entitlement PDF Format
A-01-04-24067
7/30/04
The Social Security Administration's Prisoner Incentive Payment Program PDF Format
A-03-03-13014
7/21/04
Title II Underpayments for Deceased Beneficiaries PDF Format
A-01-03-13019
7/12/04
Disabled Title II Beneficiaries with Earnings Reported on the Master Earnings File PDF Format
A-01-04-24022
4/16/04
Supplemental Security Income Overpayments PDF Format
A-13-02-12039
3/25/04
Interim Assistance Reimbursement to Los Angeles County, California, Under the Supplemental Security Income Program PDF Format
A-14-03-23005
3/3/04
Social Security Administration Controls over the Taxation and Suspension of Payments to Foreign Beneficiaries PDF Format
A-02-03-23080
2/18/04
Social Security Funds Held in Dormant Bank Accounts PDF Format
A-01-03-33020
11/26/03
Impact on the Social Security Administration's Programs When Auxiliary Beneficiaries Have Incorrect Social Security Numbers PDF Format
Fiscal Year 2003
A-05-03-13010
9/26/03
Controls Over Supplemental Security Income Replacement Checks PDF Format
A-01-03-23070
9/5/03
Assessment of the Supplemental Security Income Fugitive Felon Project PDF Format
A-09-02-22067
9/3/03
Issue Paper: Detecting, Preventing, and Eliminating Unidentified Overpayments in the Social Security Administration's Disability Programs (Limited Distribution) *See Above
A-13-03-23088
8/15/03
Congressional Response Report: The Social Security Administration's Government Travel Card Program
PDF Format
A-01-02-12018
7/24/03
Follow-up on Prior Office of the Inspector General Prisoner Audits PDF Format
A-04-02-21054
7/23/03
Management Advisory Report: Title II Disability Insurance Benefits with Workers' Compensation Underpayment Errors Exceeding $70,000 PDF Format
A-01-03-13037
6/13/03
Follow-Up of Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Benefits Paid to Deceased Auxiliary Beneficiaries
PDF Format
A-08-02-12064
6/6/03
Pending Workers' Compensation: The Social Security Administration Can Prevent Millions in Title II Disability Overpayments
PDF Format
A-09-00-30059
6/2/03
Use of State Bureaus of Vital Statistics Records to Detect Unreported Marriages and Divorces
PDF Format
A-06-03-13022
4/15/03
Management Advisory Report: The Social Security Administration's Workers' Compensation Data Match with the State of Texas
PDF Format
A-06-02-12012
10/20/02
Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Payments to Deceased Beneficiaries and Recipients
PDF Format
A-13-01-21046
10/9/02
Congressional Response Report: Status of Corrective Actions Taken in Response to Recommendations in Fiscal Years 1997 Through 2000 Payment Accuracy Task Force Reports
PDF Format
Fiscal Year 2002
A-01-02-22006
9/20/02
Impact on the Social Security Administration's Programs When Auxiliary Beneficiaries Do Not Have Their Own Social Security Numbers
PDF Format
A-09-02-22023
9/17/02
Effectiveness of the Social Security Administration's Death Termination Process
PDF Format
A-05-00-10045
9/10/02
Review of Internal Controls for the Supplemental Security Income Immediate Payment Process
PDF Format
A-08-02-12029
7/3/02
The Social Security Administration Can Recover Millions in Medicare Premiums Related to Retirement or Disability Payments Made after Death
PDF Format
A-01-01-21038
2/27/02
Controls Over the Social Security Administration’s Processing of Death Records from the Department of Veterans Affairs
PDF Format
A-08-02-22028
11/14/01
Congressional Response Report: Select Social Security Administration Stewardship Efforts and Reported Savings
PDF Format
A-13-99-91003
10/25/01
Social Security Administration's Management of Its Federal Employees' Compensation Act Program
PDF Format
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  Last reviewed or modified Wednesday Apr 22, 2009