Improper Payments

This dataset tracks improper payments - payments that were made incorrectly, to ineligible recipients, or for unauthorized purposes. These are documented by official audit reports and investigations.

• Improper payments include overpayments, duplicate payments, and payments to ineligible recipients
• Data comes from audits, investigations, and official recovery efforts
• Not all improper payments are fraudulent - some are administrative errors
• Recovery efforts aim to reclaim improperly disbursed funds