Millions of Americans rely on their Social Security benefits to cover essential living expenses, but some beneficiaries are receiving unexpected notices demanding they repay thousands of dollars in ...

If Social Security overpays you, you’ll get an overpayment letter asking you to repay the funds within 30 days. If you don’t, the Social Security Administration can try to claw back the money. If you ...

More than 75 million Americans rely on Social Security checks each month to help them get by. But sometimes recipients get a financially painful surprise: a notice from the Social Security ...

Retirees who ignore SSA overpayment letters face automatic withholding of up to 50% of their monthly benefit under a rule reinstated in 2025. Filing Form SSA-561 within 60 days or Form SSA-632 (waiver ...

If you've just received a letter from Social Security saying you were overpaid, your first reaction is probably alarm, and for good reason. Left unaddressed, the Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

The agency told a woman that she has 30 days to pay it back. Otherwise, it would cut her benefits by 50% while it collects what it overpaid.

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump increased the overpayment recovery rate, also known as the clawback rate, from 10% to 50% for new overpayments occurring on or after April 25, 2025. That ...

A woman in her 70s was shocked when her Social Security payment dropped to about $2,700 a month and the SSA told her to repay $35,000 in alleged overpayments within 30 days. The case highlights how ...

Overpayments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) are in the news. At a recent congressional hearing, the SSA Acting Commissioner blamed the media for the “misinformation … that the Social ...

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