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HRD-79-89 1 (1979-07-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazlb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *. n - UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DLVIS;ON B-164031(4) JULY 2, 1979 The Honorable Joseph A. Califano, Jr. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Dear Mr. Secretary: This report summarizes the results of our analysis of the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) procedures for adjusting the benefits of persons who earn more than the allowable amount. We determined that, over a 3-year period, SSA did not take appropriate action to identify and collect an estimated $48 million in overpayments or pay $5 million in underpayments. The overpayments were made to benefici- aries who had excess earnings, and these overpayments gen- erally can be recovered. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE The Social Security Act, section 203(b), (f), as amended, requires that persons under age 72 1/ receiving social security benefits have their benefits reduced if they work and have earnings that exceed an annual exempt amount. Certain types of income, however, such as interest, pensions, and dividends, are excluded. 2/ The Social Security Act also requires that $1 of bene- fits be withheld for every $2 of earnings above the exempt amount. Annual exempt amounts increased from $2,400 to $3,000 from 1974 to 1977. l/Lowered to age 70 beginning 1982. 2/For self-employed persons, a substantial services test, based on number of hours worked, is used. HRD-79-89 (105061111111111111111 1 0 ) 109782 6G4; -Z7

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