ANSES: Poorly Cleared Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Teachers
<p><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Errors in the calculation of assets ranged from increases that were never applied to pensions granted even though the beneficiary was still active. Errors were also detected in the social work and income tax. In addition, retroactive payments are made manually, "increasing the risk of errors." This was detected by the National Audit Office.</span></p> <div> </div>
Having analyzed 115 cases of retired pensioners and teachers, the Audit General’s Office (AGN for its acronym in Spanish) detected in 45.2% of cases there were errors in the settlement as "excess or defect differed in the amounts". This audit is the result of "a weakness in the control system."
The AGN conducted a review in the National Social Security Administration (ANSES for its acronym in Spanish) to "verify granting, settlement, and payment of pensions for education workers," in the second half of 2010. Hence, it arises that there were "several increases for beneficiaries who had not been applied." For example, in May of that year an increase "was not effective in 15 of the 115 cases evaluated," and to some beneficiaries, the increase was granted twice.
Also, "there were three cases with differences in the amount discounted for social security" and "one with difference in the income tax." When information was crossed with the Integrated Retirement and Pension System (SIJP for its acronym in Spanish), the audit found that there were 16 cases in which "the beneficiary continued its activities as an employee after being accepted for retirement".
Regarding the retroactive pension assets, the AGN detected that they "were done manually, increasing the risk of making mistakes." In fact, "flaws were found in 17 of the cases examined." The audit also found cases in which "the beneficiary did not meet the required age for retirement" or where "the acceptance file does not the necessary conditions".
Times
The Comprehensive Care Units (UDAI, for its acronym in Spanish) "are enabled to provide benefits for educational workers." For the audited year, "the proposed targets were exceeded in terms of delivery of services, in 23,832 cases," i.e. 3.7% more. The average delay resolution of benefits for 2010 was of 60 working days, but "according to the Statistical Book, it turned out to be 77, making a detour of 17 working days". The report mentions some cases like of a beneficiary that "was discharged on the day of entry" or three cases in which they were resolved in a day and 22 whose processing times took more than 120 days," disparate deadlines if any.
Formalities
Following the detailed analysis of various records, the AGN said that "there are 18 certifications services and benefits that are not guaranteed by any authorized officer." It also detected archived that had "added information that was not in the same files" and "incomplete or poorly made archives."