Policy Proposals From President's Budget
From the portions of the President's proposed budget concerning Social Security: ... Reduce improper payments caused by barriers for beneficiaries to report income and assets. The Budget proposes to reduce improper payments in disability programs by targeting administrative resources to the development of a uniform system of reporting in mySocialSecurity. This is in addition to instituting a holistic view that provides all ben eficiaries� data, including income and assets, in one electronic location, while simultaneously developing a network of automated processes across other IT platforms for work-related benefit payment adjust ments, work continuing disability reviews, redeter minations, and payments to Ticket to Work provid ers. In addition, future related legislative changes to address the root causes of these improper payments could include requiring suspension of benefits when beneficiaries negl...