United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-07-29 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-724 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724 P0b002ee18038203d f:d03724 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724 GAO-03-724 Eligibility determinations Overpayments Residences Social security benefits Program abuses Eligibility criteria Internal controls Supplemental Security Income Program Other Written Product A07692 The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program paid about $35 million recipients in 2002. In recent years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has identified a general increase in the amount of annual overpayments made to (1) individuals who are found to have violated program residency requirements or (2) recipients who leave the United States and live outside the country for more than 30 consecutive days without informing SSA. This problem has caused concern among both program administrators and policy makers. As such, GAO was asked to determine what is known about the extent to which SSI benefits are improperly paid to individuals who are not present in the United States and to identify any weaknesses in SSA's processes and policies that impede the agency's ability to detect and deter residency violations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724.pdf GAO-03-724 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-724 Other Written Product GAO-03-724; Supplemental Security Income: SSA Could Enhance Its Ability to Detect Residency Violations; Eligibility determinations Overpayments Residences Social security benefits Program abuses Eligibility criteria Internal controls Supplemental Security Income Program Public Law 106-169