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Social Security changing course in going after overpayments

  • The Social Security Administration announced it is reinstating a 100% withholding rate for overpayments, effective March 27, 2025, impacting those overpaid after this date.
  • Lee Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, stated that this change is necessary to safeguard taxpayer funds, noting it will recover about $7 billion over the next decade.
  • Those unable to afford the full recovery can contact Social Security for assistance or to appeal the overpayment decision.
  • About 72.5 million Americans receive Social Security.
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Rules for repaying Social Security benefits are about to get stricter. Here's what to know.

If you receive more Social Security benefits than you are owed, you may face a 100% default withholding rate from your monthly checks once a new policy goes into effect.

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Rules for repaying Social Security benefits are about to get stricter. Here's what to know

Social Security beneficiaries who receive more money than they are owed will now face a 100% default withholding rate from their monthly checks, the agency said.

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New Social Security policy could cut off recipients’ benefits; See how

A policy change effective March 27 will boost the withholding rate on monthly benefit checks from 10% to 100% on efforts to recoup overpayments to recipients, the federal government says.

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Social Security beneficiaries beware: Your entire check could be at risk because of government error

The agency says it will recover 100% of the overpayment in the next month's check if a beneficiary receives more than intended.

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Social Security recipients face potential full benefit loss to repay overpayments

The agency is legally obligated to attempt to collect money it overpaid to recipients, but reduced the amount it tried to recover after public backlash.

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70 and job hunting: A boomer moved to Wyoming and still can't afford to live on her $2,000 in monthly Social Security

Retirees like Shelley Janek (not pictured) are hunting for jobs to supplement Social Security.Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61Shelley Janek, 70, is looking for a job because Social Security isn't enough to cover her essentials.Janek moved from California to Wyoming to save money on housing and other expenses.BI has heard from roughly 4,000 older Americans, many of whom are living on Social Security without savings.Shelley Janek, 70, hoped to ret…

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