FINDINGS - CHECK RECEIPT AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO BENEFICIARIES 



(BASED ON SAMPLE DATA) 



Power-of-Attorney Survey 



98% of beneficiaries indicated check deposited on time 



96% are notified when check is deposited 



89% received stuffers 



70% received stuffers with deposit slip 



12% received stuffers in a separate mailing 



13% were subject to an adverse action 

 7% received notice of adverse action before check was due 

 4% received notice of adverse action after check was due (represents 

 27% of adverse action recipients) 



(Note 2% of adverse action receipt timing cannot be determined due to 

 "don't knows", "refusals"and "other" responses) 



(Base of Percentages is 135,060 weighted completed interviews) 



Bank Survey 



49% have SSA power-of-attorney depositors 



41% send stuffers (92% of banks with power-of-attorney beneficiaries) 



36% send stuffers with deposit slip 



19% received adverse action notices and forwarded them to 



beneficiaries - less than 1% do not forward them 

 83% would be willing to forward material to beneficiaries 



in the future 



(Base of Percentages is 13,011 weighted completed questionnaires) 



Figure 2.1 



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