Feb 12, 2008

Dead Again

The "Social Security mistakenly declares someone dead" stories in the media are so frequent that I do not bother to post about them, but I had to link to this one, from the Auburn, NY Citizen:
A 57-year-old New Jersey woman has been declared dead twice in the past year by the Social Security Administration, despite the fact that she is very much alive. Susan Lindsley, who is developmentally disabled and works about 10 hours a week, relies on Social Security income to get by.

Two months after the Summit, N.J., resident's husband died, the SSA not only stopped her disability and her widow's benefit payments, but also dipped into her bank account in July to reclaim several thousand dollars. ...

The mix-up was cleared up, but two weeks later she was declared dead again. Lindsley's brother had to call eight elected officials for help before she was resurrected once and for all.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Too easy to call the 800# and report someone dead.