Administration of the Supplemental Security Income Program: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975 - Economic assistance, Domestic |
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30 days 45 days addition ADP system Advocate Alameda County backlog branch offices budget request BYNUM California Chairman Cleveland clients committee complete CONGRESS THE LIBRARY determine disability district and branch district office eligible for SSI employees errors field fiscal year 1975 GIBBONS goals hearing HENRY HELSTOSKI initial estimates inner city offices instructions J. J. PICKLE KIRSCHBAUM legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY THE LIBRARY man-years manpower manuals Medicare Mental Health Miami million months on-duty employment ceiling operating outreach program overtime pending percent presumptive eligibility problems processing SSI questions received recipients record result security income program Social Security Administration SSA's SSI Alert SSI benefits SSI claims SSI office SSI outreach SSI program SSI system SSI worker staff staffing STARK statement suburban and inner suburban offices Supplemental Security Income tion VANDER VEEN WHITTIER workloads
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Page 48 - ... solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, both in the short-term and the long-term; (4) making recommendations with respect to the quality of service that the Administration provides to the public; (5) making recommendations with respect to policies and regulations regarding the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and the supplemental security income program; (6) increasing public understanding of the social security system; (7) making recommendations...
Page 2 - ... Administration had 22,000 SSI employees in 1976, even though the SSI caseload was half the expected number.4 Insufficient Lead Time Many people believe that there was too little lead time to plan for and implement the SSI program. According to Social Security Administration Commissioner James B. Cardwell, "When the program became operational in January 1974, all of the systems needed to execute and update claims and payments were not available."5 As a result, 2 US Congress, Senate, Committee...
Page 11 - ... this morning Maj. Robert V. Murray, Chief of Police, together with members of his staff. Chief Murray, we are delighted to have you with us again this year and I wonder if you have an opening statement to make to the committee ? GENERAL STATEMENT OF CHIEF MURRAY Chief MURRAY. Yes, Mr. Congressman ; I have a brief statement I would like to make and then introduce for the purpose of the record the officials with me. I have with me Capt. Ashley A. Aderholdt, purchasing and accounts officer, and...
Page 2 - We see the next few months as the most demanding and challenging times that we have ever known. And while we readily and willingly accept our responsibilities, we have serious doubt that we'll have the time with which to do justice to the public we serve.
Page 2 - Even with the mandatory overtime of four hours per interviewer per week, our SSI leads accumulate faster than we are able to process them. "Training is next to impossible on our current work schedule of only 30 minutes per day.
Page 2 - It is almost inconceivable that the policies are still not set. re such imliortant items as food stamps and medicaid when we've known for four years that we would someday have this program to administer. Operational technicalities that change frequently are understood, but not policy. Both trainers and trainees are asea.
Page 1 - A new dimension to SSI not encountered with previous amendments is the slowness of getting decisions made and information about them. We are continually embarrassed by questions we are unable to respond to.
Page 1 - We anticipate that the situation from a standpoint of backlog and waiting time will rapidly worsen. "The instructions for this new program are conveyed in too many fnrins.
Page 44 - (The error rate) exceeds our experience with the regular social security program — something we expected, given SSI's greater complexity.
Page 2 - Dial a Prayer.' and by mid-March were negotiating for an exorcist.