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HRD-80-61 1 (1980-08-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabazn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED - RESTRICTED -Not to be released outsido the General - ,,,,DAccounting Office except on the bai of specific approval by the Office of Congessea Fi,4taus VA Improved Pension Program: Some Persons Get More Than They Should And Others Less Prior to June 17, 1980, about 35,000 needy veterans receiving Supplemental Security In- come (SSI) benefits had to elect improved vet- erans pension benefits which went into effect January 1, 1979. In doing so, they could have received less in combined benefits from other programs for the needy, including Medicaid, even though their VA benefits would have been higher. As a result of legislation enacted on June 17, 1980, some needy veterans have a choice in this matter, but other veterans will still have to make an election if higher improv- ed pension benefits will result. Some couples who receive SSI and VA pen- sions receive more in benefits from these two programs than do other couples with similar or smaller incomes from other sources. VA and the Social Security Administration coordinate the delivery of VA pension, social security, Federal Black Lung, and SSI bene- fits to needy veterans with non-service-con- nected disabilities. Better coo-dination could reduce inaccurate pension payments by about $14.5 million. Ill' ill ij till 113241 HRD-80-61 AUGUST 6, 1980

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