big government never efficient perfect example ssa collect money without spend try collect unreal social security administration ssa spend money collect try recover payments individuals receive benefit eligible.according office inspector general oig ssa issue 128.3 million low-dollar overpayments 2008 2013 spend 323 million collect agency ultimately recover 109.4 million result ssa spend 213.6 million collect oig say audit release wednesday.the oig define overpayment benefit payments great amount individuals entitle overpayments distribute ssa retirement survivors insurance rsi disability insurance di supplemental security income ssi program ssa issue approximately 16.8 billion disability insurance overpayments alone past decade generally ssa attempt collect overpayments regardless amount oig say case value overpayment less ssa spend collect overpayment therefore overpayments collection always cost-beneficial low-dollar overpayment less equal agency average cost retrieve overpayment.it cost ssa average 164.11 collect rsi overpayment 268.32 disability insurance overpayment 56.63 ssi overpayment 2013 accord agency cost analysis system cas .however oig find errors within account system cas able take account ssi overpayments take one step recover overpayments take many five action agency order get money back cost 283.15 single overpayment therefore possible determine much average cost collect ssi overpayment cas understate multiple action require collect ssi overpayment oig said.read wfb big government fail social security spend 323 million collect 109 million overpayments