'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits

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7. I'm not defending DOGE, but the SSA incorrectly identifying small numbers of people as deceased

has been a regular occurrence for a long time. It's not necessarily an issue being caused by DOGE.

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/18/im-not-dead-why-thousands-people-are-erroneously-declared-dead-every-year/

‘I’m not dead!‘: Why thousands of people are erroneously declared dead every year

The Social Security Administration acknowledges that thousands of people are mistakenly added to the ‘death master file’ every year. A spokesperson says about 3.1 million deaths are reported to the SSA annually by states, family members, funeral homes, federal agencies and financial institutions.

The vast majority of the time, death reports are accurate, but about one-third of one percent have to be corrected. Some quick math will tell you that’s about 10,230 death reports that are wrong.

The SSA says if you suspect you’ve been incorrectly listed as dead, go to your local Social Security office. Be sure to have at least one current form of identification with you. SSA says it will correct the error immediately and give you a letter confirming the correction.