Tag: student_benefits
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SSA Audit Finds $211 Million in Improper Student Benefit Payments
A Social Security Administration audit of 100 student beneficiaries found 17 paid incorrectly and 12 lacking documentation, leading to an estimated $211 million in improper and $342 million in unsupported payments.
Politics and GovernmentUSAFederal GovernmentLegalEducationSocial Issues Social Security Administrationstudent benefitsimproper paymentsaudit reportOffice of the Inspector GeneralForm SSA-1372unsupported payments
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Social Security Administration Updates Child and Student Benefit Policies
The Social Security Administration updated its POMS on June 12, 2026, clarifying child relationship and dependency rules by removing a birth certificate requirement and archiving an obsolete student benefits section for those born before June 2, 1983.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsSocial IssuesLegalEducation Social Security AdministrationPOMSchild benefitsstudent benefitspaternitypolicy updatesgovernment