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 1996-05-23 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:T-HEHS-96-149 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149 P0b002ee180375d42 f:he96149t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149 T-HEHS-96-149 Income maintenance programs Disability benefits Elderly persons Social security benefits Immigrants Refugees Fraud Handicapped persons Supplemental Security Income Program California New York Florida Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance Program Mexico Soviet Union Cuba Vietnam Philippines China Medicaid Program OASDI Testimony HEHS GAO discussed the rapid increase in the number of noncitizens receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. GAO noted that: (1) between 1986 and 1994, the percentage of noncitizen SSI recipients grew from 6 percent to 12 percent; (2) program outreach and eligibility expansion, limited eligibility review, and limited employment assistance for the disabled have contributed to the growth of noncitizen and citizen SSI recipients; (3) immigration provisions that do not require refugees or asylees to be sponsored or supported by a U.S. resident have also contributed to the growth of noncitizen SSI recipients; (4) almost 70 percent of noncitizen SSI recipients are at least 65 years old; (5) disabled noncitizen SSI recipients are the fastest growing recipient group, averaging 19 percent growth annually between 1986 and 1993; (6) although an exact number is not known, some non-English-speaking noncitizen SSI recipients have obtained SSI benefits illegally with the help of translators; and (7) translator fraud may have contributed to the growth in the number of disabled noncitizen recipients. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149.pdf GAO/T-HEHS-96-149 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-96-149 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-96-149; Supplemental Security Income: Noncitizen Caseload Continues to Grow; Income maintenance programs Disability benefits Elderly persons Social security benefits Immigrants Refugees Fraud Handicapped persons Supplemental Security Income Program California New York Florida Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance Program Mexico Soviet Union Cuba Vietnam Philippines China Medicaid Program OASDI