Social Security Administration Paid $1 Billion in Benefits to Those Without a SSN

Social Security Administration Paid $1 Billion in Benefits to Those Without a SSN: The Social Security Administration paid $1 billion in benefits to those who did not have a Social Security number (SSN), according to a recent audit.

The agency’s inspector general found errors in how the government documented representative payees or individuals who are designated to receive retirement or disability benefits on behalf of those who cannot manage the benefits themselves, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

The audit, released Friday, found thousands of instances where no SSN was found on file.

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