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HRD-81-48 1 (1981-03-03)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES





More Diligent Followup Needed

To Weed Out Ineligible SSA

Disability Beneficiaries



As much as $2 billion annually in Social Secu-
rity disability insurance payments may go to
individuals who are no longer disabled.                            114590

The Social Security Administration investi-
gates only a small percentage of its disability
program beneficiaries each year to determine
whether they are still eligible. Individuals who
are not investigated can, if they choose, con-
tinue to collect benefits until they voluntarily
return to work, die, or reach retirement age.
As many as 584,000 persons may not currently
be disabled, but they may still be receiving
disability benefits.

Although it may not be realistic to expect that
all ineligible beneficiaries could be removed
from the rolls, substantial savings would be
achieved if Social Security stepped up its in-
vestigative efforts.













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