article_snippet: But Social Security does not have death records for millions of only 42 people known to be that old in the entire world, with the oldest born in 1869, according to a report by the agency's inspector general.
article_snippet: Ripe old age: Social Security has not updated the deaths of 6.5 million people, new data has shown, meaning all those social security numbers remain active.
article_snippet: the Social Security Administration said the Social Security Administration is working to improve the accuracy of the Social Security Administration death records.
article_snippet: Social Security does not have death records for millions of people with birth dates stretching back as far as 1869.
article_snippet: The Social Security Administration generates a list of dead people to help public agencies and private companies know when Social Security numbers are no longer valid for use.
article_snippet: But fixing the entire list would be costly and time-consuming because Social Security needs proof that a person is dead to add them to the death list, said Brune, the agency official.
highlights_snippet: Social Security has not updated the death records of 6.5 million people .
  