US EditionImproper Social Security payments surpass $1B amid ‘record-breaking backlog’: Report
- The Social Security Administration is facing a “record-breaking backlog” causing approximately $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new report from the SSA Office of the Inspector General .
- The OIG noted that the backlog of pending actions grew from 3.2 million in 2018 to 4.6 million in 2023, despite the SSA meeting performance goals in four of six years.
- The SSA attributed the backlog to unexpected staff reductions, increased workloads, and limited overtime funding at processing centers.
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Improper Social Security payments surpass $1B amid 'record-breaking backlog': report
(NEXSTAR) – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is wrestling with a "record-breaking backlog" of cases that has led to roughly $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new report by the SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The OIG, which works to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the SSA's programs, looked at both wrong payments and so-called pending actions that were left unresolved at processing centers between the fi…
Improper Social Security payments surpass $1B amid ‘record-breaking backlog’: Report
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is wrestling with a "record-breaking backlog" of cases that has led to roughly $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new report by the SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
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Zero HedgeImproper Social Security Payments Reach $1.1 Billion, Agency Backlog Hits All-Time High
The backlog of payment actions at the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now at a “record-breaking” level, resulting in the agency making over a billion dollars in improper payments to beneficiaries, according to the SSA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The SSA’s backlog of pending actions hit an “all-time high” of 5.2 million as of February, the OIG said in an Aug. 8 press release, citing an analysis published in June. Pending actions …
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