The Social Security Administration’s Rejection of State Electronic Death Registration Reports
September 25, 2020
Office Affiliation: The Office of Audit
Audit Report Number: A-08-18-50499
Our objective was to assess the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) rejection of State-submitted Electronic Death Registration (EDR) reports and determine whether these rejections resulted in the Agency (1) improperly paying deceased beneficiaries and representative payees and (2) not posting death information to the Numidents of deceased non-beneficiaries.