[US] Proposed rule for Payroll Information Exchange published

On February 15, the US Social Security Administration published a proposed rule regarding the agency’s plans for accessing and using information from payroll data providers to reduce improper payments, including overpayments, Social Security Matters reports.

Unreported, late reported and incorrectly reported earnings often cause overpayments for people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. 

When a person has been overpaid, US law requires the agency to ask for repayment, which can create financial difficulties for beneficiaries. The “Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration” is reportedly intended to improve its service to customers. 

“Social Security is taking a critically important step to reduce improper payments, including overpayments, by ensuring we receive timely and accurate wage data. These automated payroll information exchanges will address the inefficiencies associated with self-reporting and manual verification by introducing a more streamlined approach,” Martin O’Malley - Commissioner of Social Security - said. “These exchanges will prevent inequities caused by improper payments by enabling Social Security employees to adjust SSI payments before they are issued and help us more efficiently administer SSDI.”

Social Security is reportedly taking steps to reduce wage-related improper payments by using its legal authority to establish information exchanges with payroll data providers. These exchanges will help ensure the agency receives timely and accurate wage data. These exchanges and the agency’s planned business process are called the Payroll Information Exchange (PIE).

PIE will help reduce both manual reporting errors and the reporting burden for individuals who authorise Social Security to obtain their wage and employment information through these information exchanges and work for employers whose payroll data is available through the exchange. 

In addition, PIE will reportedly help to more quickly identify wages that often go unreported or undetected and which can lead to improper payments.

The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) can be read here. Members of the public may provide comments on the NPRM until April 15, 2024.

Source: Social Security Matters

(Link and quotes via original reporting)

On February 15, the US Social Security Administration published a proposed rule regarding the agency’s plans for accessing and using information from payroll data providers to reduce improper payments, including overpayments, Social Security Matters reports.

Unreported, late reported and incorrectly reported earnings often cause overpayments for people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. 

When a person has been overpaid, US law requires the agency to ask for repayment, which can create financial difficulties for beneficiaries. The “Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration” is reportedly intended to improve its service to customers. 

“Social Security is taking a critically important step to reduce improper payments, including overpayments, by ensuring we receive timely and accurate wage data. These automated payroll information exchanges will address the inefficiencies associated with self-reporting and manual verification by introducing a more streamlined approach,” Martin O’Malley - Commissioner of Social Security - said. “These exchanges will prevent inequities caused by improper payments by enabling Social Security employees to adjust SSI payments before they are issued and help us more efficiently administer SSDI.”

Social Security is reportedly taking steps to reduce wage-related improper payments by using its legal authority to establish information exchanges with payroll data providers. These exchanges will help ensure the agency receives timely and accurate wage data. These exchanges and the agency’s planned business process are called the Payroll Information Exchange (PIE).

PIE will help reduce both manual reporting errors and the reporting burden for individuals who authorise Social Security to obtain their wage and employment information through these information exchanges and work for employers whose payroll data is available through the exchange. 

In addition, PIE will reportedly help to more quickly identify wages that often go unreported or undetected and which can lead to improper payments.

The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) can be read here. Members of the public may provide comments on the NPRM until April 15, 2024.

Source: Social Security Matters

(Link and quotes via original reporting)