Treasury’s Do Not Pay screened $3.7 trillion; SSN checks allowed for only 11 programs
Treasury screened $3.7 trillion in federal payments through its Do Not Pay system last fiscal year, but legal limits largely bar Social Security number checks.
Treasury’s Do Not Pay system reviewed $3.7 trillion in federal payments last fiscal year, covering nearly every federal program. However, the law prevents the system from checking Social Security numbers for all but 11 programs, limiting one method of verifying recipients.