Social Security Watchdog Finds $291 Million in Unpaid Disability Benefits
Summary
A government report found that the Social Security Administration (SSA) failed to pay about $291 million owed in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Many of these unpaid amounts have been unresolved for years, affecting both living and deceased recipients.Key Facts
- The SSA missed paying around $291 million in SSI underpayments.
- About 1.1 million unpaid individual underpayments were identified, not necessarily 1.1 million people.
- The report examined a sample of 160 unpaid cases and found that SSA employees did not take required steps to pay 69 of them.
- Unpaid benefits included $195.7 million owed to living recipients and $94.9 million related to deceased recipients or their survivors.
- Some unpaid cases have been unresolved for an average of 18 years for living recipients and 22 years for deceased recipients.
- Problems arose because of limited tracking system alerts and the need for manual payment processing in complex cases.
- SSI provides monthly payments to people with low income who are blind, disabled, or age 65 and older, and it is different from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
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