Are #millions aged 100 or above receiving #socialsecurity #payments?
By Jake Horton and Shayan Sardarizadeh
Trump said millions of people aged 100 & above, and in some cases even over 200 or 300, are still on the Social Security database & receiving payments.
“Money is being paid to many of them and we’re searching right now,” Trump said.
Social Security provides a base income for people in the US who are either retired or can't work because of a disability. It covers about 67 million Americans.
BBC Verify has been unable to find specific evidence for Trump’s claim - although we don't have access to all the Social Security data.
Lee Dudek, acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said in a statement last month, external that people aged 100 or above without a date of death on their record “are not necessarily receiving benefits”.
The Social Security Administration in 2021 estimated some 24,000 people received payments from the agency after death, amounting to almost $300m.
There is a 2023 report by the Social Security inspector general which identified about 19 million people born in 1920 or earlier who didn't have any death data on file - 44,000 of whom were still receiving social security benefits.
There were an estimated 101,000 people over 100 years old in 2024 across the US, according to the Pew Research Center, external - most of whom you would expect to be receiving Social Security.
#USPol #auspol #Lies #FakeFacts #Dementia
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