The recommended method to facilitate mailing notices directly enta ^^ 

 incorporating the usual mailing address of the beneficiary on the ™ K - 

 The address would have to be obtained, verified, incorporated on the MBR 

 and updated. In addition, computer programs would need to be modified to 

 assure usual mailing address selection and printing for notices. ^J 8 

 would solve the current problem of late notices and provide the capability 

 to effectively administer a direct-deposit system. If the limited space 

 available on the MBR makes the inclusion of two full address fields 

 impractical, it would be possible to maintain only financial organization 

 identifying data (numeric) in place of the full financial organization address. 

 By maintaining a tape file of financial organization addresses, Treasury could 

 generate the name legend and address to be printed on the check. 



Figure 3.1 illustrates the data requirements for a form that would serve as the 

 request and authorization to be paid by credit to an account in a financial 

 organization and as the source document for the usual mailing addresses of the 

 beneficiaries. 



3.2 PROBLEMS ARE SOLVABLE - UNREPORTED EVENTS 



The survey of power-of-attomey beneficiaries indicates that 3% reside in 

 foreign countries. A current and possible future problem may exist if a 

 beneficiary moved to a foreign country without advising SSA. 



If substantially «ore beneficiaries choose direct deposit as their method of pi 

 unreported events affecting payment could become a problem. This would be 

 especially true if these additional beneficiaries did not have the same charac 

 istics as the current power-of-attorney population. 



To assure reporting of home address changes and of events which may affect 

 payments, a recontact program is recommended. The recontact program would be 

 feasible using the mailing address incorporated in the MBR for the purpose 

 of mailing adverse action notices, and would include a request to the benefici 

 for his current address and for information regarding any suspension or 

 termination events which may have accurred. Figure 3.2 illustrates the type 

 of information to be included in the recontact program. 



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