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Deceased Beneficiaries in Suspended Payment Status

Audit report number
A-08-19-50800
Management challenge
Improve the Prevention, Detection, and Recovery of Improper Payments
Full report
/~assets/uploads/a-08-19-50800.pdf
Summary report
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Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) had adequate controls to ensure it took appropriate actions for beneficiaries in a suspended payment status who may have been deceased.

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