Supplemental Security Income: Better Management Oversight Needed for Children’s Benefits

June 1, 2012
Supplemental Security Income: Better Management Oversight Needed for Children’s Benefits
In June 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on children receiving supplemental security income (SSI) benefits, the majority of whom received benefits due to a mental impairment. GAO was asked to assess (1) trends in the rate of children receiving SSI benefits due to mental impairments over the past decade; (2) the role that medical and nonmedical information, such as medication and school records, play in the initial determination of a child’s eligibility; and (3) steps the Social Security Administration (SSA) has . . .