Tag: overpayments
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Audit Reveals Weaknesses in Social Security Fraud Restitution Monitoring, Millions Uncollected
An SSA OIG audit found significant weaknesses in recording and monitoring court-ordered restitutions for Social Security fraud, potentially leaving an estimated $18.6 million uncollected and risking public trust due to insufficient oversight.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentLegalEconomy Social Security AdministrationOIGAuditFraudRestitutionOverpaymentsGovernment
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SSA Updates Policies on Disability Reviews and SSI Overpayment Recovery
The SSA updated its POMS on May 11, 2026, clarifying procedures for Continuing Disability Review (CDR) folder reconstruction and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) overpayment recovery. New guidelines detail recovery methods, typically 10% of the federal benefit rate, and address appeal…
Politics and GovernmentHealthFederal GovernmentEconomyMedical ScienceSocial IssuesLegal Social Security AdministrationContinuing Disability ReviewSupplemental Security IncomeOverpaymentsPolicy UpdatesBenefit RecoveryGovernment
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SSA Audit Reveals Costly Overpayment Recovery Efforts
An SSA OIG audit found the agency spent $2 million more recovering low-dollar overpayments than it collected. The report highlights a failure to implement prior recommendations and a need for clearer policy on cost-beneficial collection efforts.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborLegal Social Security AdministrationSSA OIGAuditOverpaymentsOASDITaxpayer FundsGovernment Spending