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Supplemental Security Income: Long-Standing Issues Require More Active Management and Program Oversight

T-HEHS-99-51 Published: Feb 03, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 03, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, focusing on: (1) the problem areas that currently pose the greatest risk to the SSI program; (2) the Social Security Administration's (SSA) recent efforts to improve the SSI program; and (3) additional actions that should be taken.

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Claims processingComputer matchingEligibility determinationsFraudIncome maintenance programsInternal controlsOverpaymentsProgram abusesSocial security benefitsSupplemental security income