Background
We segment administrative payments into several categories to analyze and determine the vulnerability of these outlays to improper payments. These expenses largely consist of payroll and benefits and include payments to State agencies for Disability Determination Services and other administrative expenses, such as travel and rents.
| FY 2019 Administrative Expenses (dollars in millions) |
|
|---|---|
| Payroll and Benefits | $7,171 |
| State DDS | $1,886 |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act* | $2 |
| Other Administrative Expenses** | $3,939 |
| Total Administrative Expenses | $12,998 |
Notes:
- *Total may not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. We derive dollar amounts from unrounded source data
- ** ARRA expenses consist of National Support Center building costs only.
- *** Other Administrative Expenses includes Vendor, Travel, Transportation, Rents, Communications and Utilities, Printing and Reproduction, Other Services, Supplies and Materials, Equipment, Land and Structure, Grants, Subsidies and Contributions, Information Technology Systems, OASI and DI Trust Fund Operations, Other Dedicated Accounts, Other Reimbursable, Interest and Dividends, and Insurance Claims and Indemnities.
Risk Assessment
We conducted a risk assessment on each of the categories in the table above and determined that our administrative payments are not at a significant risk of improper payments. Through combining this risk assessment with our strong internal controls, along with a number of financial audits that indicated no weaknesses in our process, we demonstrate that our administrative payments do not meet the criteria for further reporting to Congress or the Office of Management and Budget.