The U.S. government has recovered over $31 million in Social Security payments mistakenly sent to deceased individuals. This recovery is just a fraction of the estimated $215 million the Treasury Department expects to reclaim during its three-year access to the Social Security Administration's 'Full Death Master File'. The Treasury is urging Congress to grant permanent access to this database to combat fraud and protect taxpayer dollars.
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The Treasury projects that it will recover more than $215 million during its three-year access period, which runs from December 2023 through 2026. “These results are just the tip of the iceberg,” the Treasury’s Fiscal Assistant Secretary David Lebryk said in a news release. He urged Congress to give the Treasury full access to the master file, saying it would “significantly reduce fraud, improve program integrity, and better safeguard taxpayer dollars.
A representative from the Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the incoming administration would continue the efforts or seek to make the Treasury’s temporary access to the file permanent.Hussein reports on the U.S. Treasury Department for The Associated Press. She covers tax policy, sanctions and any issue that relates to money.
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