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Social Security to restart clawing back 100% of benefit overpayments
The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it is reinstating a plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries, a policy the agency abandoned last year after an outcry over cases in which the practice led some Americans to receive shock bills amounting to thousands of dollars.
SSA tightens recovery rules for Social Security overpayments in 2025
The SSA’s Social Security overpayments recovery shifts gears, reversing leniency with a Social Security overpayment crackdown.
Bad news for Social Security beneficiaries: The SSA is coming back for the overpayments
The SSA has announced that it will tackle the issue of overpayment of benefits, estimated to represent less than one percent of all the more than 800 millio
Overpaid by Social Security? Agency reinstates plan to recover 100% of overpayments
The Social Security Administration overpays billions in benefits annually. The agency will increase its efforts to be repaid starting March 27.
Social Security moves to claw back 100% of overpayments
The Social Security Administration is going back to fully recovering overpayments, a move advocates say could cause "unnecessary harm" to some of the most vulnerable Americans.
Social Security Update: Checks of up to $5,108 Arriving This Week
Benefits are issued throughout the month, based on the recipient's birth date or the duration of time they have been receiving benefits.
Social Security plans to claw back overpayments
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that moving forward overpaid beneficiaries will see 100 percent of their monthly benefit withheld to recover the taxpayer money.
Do I qualify to receive a retroactive Social Security benefits payment? What to know
As part of the new Social Security Fairness Act, millions of people will receive a retroactive payment in addition to monthly Social Security benefit increases.
Social Security beneficiaries could lose 100% of their check due to overpayments
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant policy change that could result in beneficiaries losing their entire monthly payments due to overpayment recoveries.
Social Security to increase overpayment withholdings to 100% from 10%
The Social Security Administration said late Friday it is going to increase the amount it would claw back from Social Security recipients who received overpayments of their benefits, bringing the withholding back to 100% from 10%.
Social Security says it will go back to collecting 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries
The Social Security Administration said it is reinstating a plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries.

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Ex-head of Social Security claimed DOGE actions could cause payment interruptions. Here's context
Only time will tell if the prediction by Martin O’Malley, the former Social Security commissioner, is accurate.
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Former Top Social Security Official Reveals DOGE Employees Demanded Access To Sensitive Data And Exposed It In Unsecured Locations
The former acting head of the Social Security Agency is detailing how the takeover by DOGE employees can expose sensitive ...
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Social Security Retroactive Payments: How Much Will You Receive and When?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has paid more than $7.5 billion in retroactive benefits to over 1.1 million ...
Former SSA commissioner Martin O'Mally addresses social security, Medicare concerns at St. Pete town hall
According to the Social Security Administration, more than five million people in Florida were social security beneficiaries.
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You could get up to $360 more with the Social Security Fairness Act in April
The Social Security Fairness Act is set to transform the benefits landscape for millions of Americans and recipients will ...
Social Security’s acting chief privately admits DOGE ‘will make mistakes’ while cuts delay processing of claims, report says
SSA employees told the Post that DOGE-led cuts to staff, spending and operating systems are already sowing chaos and delaying ...
DOGE cuts = longer waits, other issues: Reducing SSA staff has consequences
Around 10,000 people a day are retiring and signing up for Social Security benefits, which is expected to continue for ...
Social Security Update: Trump Admin Reverses Major Change in One State
The Social Security Administration (SSA) backtracked on plans to change how newborns will receive their Social Security cards ...