Social Security underpays beneficiaries by $500 million since 2008

By Ethan Barton
Published January 2, 2015 10:16pm ET
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Social Security underpays beneficiaries by $500 million since 2008
More than 85 percent of those people were identified in a 2008 Social Security Administration IG audit. (iStock Photo)

Errors by government workers prevented more than 450,000 Social Security beneficiaries from receiving about $500 million owed to them since 2008.

More than 85 percent of those people were identified in a 2008 Social Security Administration Inspector General audit.

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