To that end, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is going after overpayments more aggressively. In March, it announced ...

There were increased fears about financial hardship for Social Security beneficiaries in the coming days. In light of such an ...

On March 7, the federal agency announced it would reinstate the 100 percent withholding rate when attempting to get back incorrectly paid benefits.

Effective April 25, the agency started deducting up to 50% of the overpayment amount from a beneficiary's monthly check ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has amended its overpayment recovery policy, reducing the withholding amount from ...

The Social Security Administration said it will now seek to recoup less money from beneficiaries. Advocates say the revised ...

If you receive more money than expected from your Social Security payment, don't assume it's a gift from the Social Security Administration. More than likely, you received an overpayment due to ...

A policy under the Biden administration provided relief to beneficiaries, who often live on the fringe of poverty, capping ...

President Trump's first 100 days in office have brought sweeping changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Learn ...

The emergency message to SSA staff said the new policy applies ... fault” — the agency will begin cutting their benefit payment after about 90 days, it said. That does not apply to withholding ...

Now, the SSA has retreated from the March policy change and is now considering a clawback rate of 50%, according to their message ... could not compute benefit payments due in certain situations ...

We obtained an “emergency message” sent to Social Security Administration staff informing ... at least a portion of monthly benefit payments from hundreds of thousands of people, according ...