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Social Security: Information About the Accuracy of Earnings Records

HRD-91-89FS Published: Apr 19, 1991. Publicly Released: May 22, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on studies concerning: (1) the accuracy of the earning records that the Social Security Administration (SSA) maintains; and (2) whether certain workers are more likely to have errors in their earnings records than others.

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Compensation claimsData integrityErroneous paymentsFederal records managementFederal social security programsIncome statisticsOverpaymentsService creditSocial security benefitsWorkers