The Government could hire 2,500 temporary workers in each of the 50 states to work on the following and make money by doing it.
$7.9 Billion in Improper Social Security Payments in FY 2012
In fiscal year 2012, the Social Security Administration reported $4.7 billion in improper payments in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, a 9.2 percent improper payment rate. (SSI is funded by general tax revenues, not payroll taxes. It helps elderly, blind, and/or disabled people who are poor.)
SSA reported that it saves $5 for every $1 spent on SSI
redeterminations. SSA completed more than 2.4 million
redeterminations in FY2011 and 2.6 million in FY2012, and it plans to conduct more than 2.6 million in FY2013.
Not every SSI recipient undergoes a redetermination every year;
SSA uses a statistical scoring model to identify
which cases it will examine.
redeterminations. SSA completed more than 2.4 million
redeterminations in FY2011 and 2.6 million in FY2012, and it plans to conduct more than 2.6 million in FY2013.
Not every SSI recipient undergoes a redetermination every year;
SSA uses a statistical scoring model to identify
which cases it will examine.