SSA Benefit Estimate Statement: Adding Rate of Return Information May Not Be Appropriate
HEHS-98-228
Published: Sep 02, 1998. Publicly Released: Sep 02, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the recent proposal that would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to place on the Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statements (PEBES) an individualized estimate of the rates of return workers receive on their contributions to the Social Security program, focusing on the: (1) general implications of using a rate of return for social security; and (2) challenges of including this information on the PEBES.
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