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HRD-85-22 1 (1985-03-01)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES





Eligibility Verification And Privacy

In Federal Benefit Programs:

A Delicate Balance



Federal outlays for benefit programs in fis-
cal year 1985 are estimated to be more than
$400 billion--about 45 percent of the na-
tional budget.

Inadequate verification of clients' eligibility
for these programs contributes to erroneous
payments of several billion dollars annually.
Efforts continue to reduce these errors and
strengthen program integrity, but such ef-
forts raise concerns about excessive intru-
sions into individual privacy.

Balancing the competing goals of improving
eligibility verification and protecting indi-
vidual privacy is both difficult and contro-
versial. This report presents issues that
GAO believes the Congress and others should
consider in properly balancing the two goals.








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