Informing Applicants Who Would Be Subject to Government Pension Offset of Their Options to Delay Filing Benefit Applications
- Audit report number
- 052404
- Full report
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In December 2023, a whistleblower reported Social Security Administration (SSA) employees were not informing applicants about the potential detriment of electing to apply for their spouse’s benefits before full retirement age. The Office of Special Counsel referred the allegation to the SSA’s Office of the Inspector General for review.
The attached final report presents the results of the Office of Audit’s review. The objective was to determine whether SSA informed applicants who were subject to Government Pension Offset of their option to delay their applications for spouse’s benefits.
