Supplemental Security Income: Administrative and Program Savings Possible by Directly Accessing State Data

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-08-29 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-96-163 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163 P0b002ee180374885 f:he96163 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163 HEHS-96-163 Overpayments Claims processing Income maintenance programs Systems compatibility Administrative costs Eligibility determinations Computerized information systems Federal/state relations Computer security AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program Supplemental Security Income Program Unemployment Insurance Program Letter Report HEHS Supplemental Security Income: Administrative and Program Savings Possible by Directly Accessing State Data Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) use of online access to state databases on income information to determine whether it could: (1) improve the administration of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program; (2) reduce overpayments; and (3) easily implement online access nationwide in SSA field offices.<p/>GAO found that the use of online access to state-maintained income data could: (1) improve the administration of the SSI program by cutting the time needed to verify client information; (2) prevent or detect overpayments due to underreported and unreported benefit income; (3) replace the current computer-matching system that relies on old data; (4) enable necessary security measures to protect client confidentiality; and (5) be inexpensively implemented nationwide with minimal programming. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163.pdf GAO/HEHS-96-163 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-163 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-96-163; Supplemental Security Income: Administrative and Program Savings Possible by Directly Accessing State Data; Overpayments Claims processing Income maintenance programs Systems compatibility Administrative costs Eligibility determinations Computerized information systems Federal/state relations Computer security AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program Supplemental Security Income Program Unemployment Insurance Program