US Recovers $31 Million in Social Security Payments

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Government Recovers $31 Million in Social Security Payments to the Dead
The money came back when the Department of Treasury gained access to the Social Security Administration's "Full Death Master File."
US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead people
The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in federal payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the iceberg.” The money was reclaimed as part of a five-month pilot program after Congress gave the Department of Treasury temporary access to the Social Security Administration ’s “Full Death Master File” for three years as part of the omnibus appropriations bill in 2021.
US retrieves $31 million in improper Social Security payments to dead people
The Treasury Department recovered more than $31 million in Social Security payments made to dead people due to a five-month pilot program approved by Congress. The pilot program has given the Treasury temporary access to the Social Security Administration’s “Full Death Master File” for three years as part of a 2021 appropriations bill.
US Reclaims An Absurd Amount Of Social Security Payments To Dead People
Rumors of Social Security payments being issued to dead people have circulate for years, and it turns out that there was in fact an issue.
US Reclaims $31M In Social Security Payments Sent To The Dead
The U.S. government has just recovered $31 million, which it improperly paid to dead people through Social Security payments and the recovery was just "a tip of the iceberg" denoting that more may be in the works.
Social Security recovers $31 million in improper payments
In a groundbreaking initiative, the U.S. Treasury Department has successfully recovered over $31 million in Social Security overpayments made to deceased individuals.
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