Match of Idaho Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records

This final report presents the results of the Office of Audit’s review to determine whether the Social Security Administration issued payments to beneficiaries who were deceased according to Idaho state death records.

We identified 86 beneficiaries who were issued approximately $5.5 million in payments after the date of death recorded in Idaho state death data. We estimate identifying and correcting these discrepancies would prevent an additional $619,000 in payments after death over 12 months. While we are not making formal recommendations for corrective action, SSA should take appropriate corrective actions to recover improper payments issued after death and prevent the disbursement of additional improper payments. If you wish to discuss the final report, please contact Mark Searight, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit.