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Benefits Paid to Spouses Who Do Not Have a Child In-care (Memorandum)

Audit report number
032313
Full report
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We identified 1,111 spouses who were receiving Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits but did not appear to have a child in their care. These spouses may not have been entitled to the benefits they were receiving.

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