Social Security beneficiaries who previously received excess payments could see their monthly checks cut in half as early as next week, after the agency's new recovery rules take effect on Thursday.

If you got a Social Security overpayment notice this spring, your benefits could shrink in August. Experts explain the delay, and what to do next.

A Shocking Overpayment Notice. The letter, sent by the SSA, claimed that the woman was overpaid by $20,491 due to income exceeding program limits.

Five years after Howell’s grandson, Keith, passed away, Howell was told she owed more than $13,000 for an alleged overpayment ...

Millions of Americans were left surprised, and in some cases financially squeezed, after receiving their July Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration is stepping up efforts to claw back overpayments. Money; Getty Images. If you got a letter from Social Security this spring claiming you were overpaid, don’t ...

Starting October 2025, Social Security and VA benefits will experience a major change affecting over 500,000 seniors. Here's ...

The Social Security Administration will be taking back overpayments. The overpayments can happen when a person does not update their income, living situation, marital status, or the SSA makes a ...

Overpayment letters were issued by SSA starting April 25, giving people 90 days’ notice of the withholding. That notice will end around July 24. At the time of the change, ...

If you got a letter from Social Security this spring claiming you were overpaid, don’t ignore it: Your benefits could be slashed in the coming weeks. Social Security overpayments happen when the ...

Social Security paid out nearly $72 billion in improper payments, mostly overpayments, from 2015 to 2011, USA Today reported. That figure accounted for less than 1% of the almost $8.6 trillion in ...