Accuracy of Quarterly Wage Data and Their Impact on Social Security Benefits
March 18, 2013
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In addition, SSA verifies the names and Social Security numbers on all quarterly wage reports to ensure the data are accurate before OCSE transmits them to State and Federal agencies. Our objective of this report was to assess the accuracy of the quarterly wage data collected by the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and determine their effectiveness in helping identify overpayments in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) benefit programs.