The SSA has lowered its estate recovery threshold from $5,000 to $3,000, enabling collection of smaller amounts in certain ...

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

Social Security beneficiaries who were mistakenly overpaid will now have 50% of their monthly check withheld until all the ...

As of May 6, 2025, the SSA limits Social Security overpayment clawbacks to 50% of monthly benefits. Here's what you need to ...

Social Security overpayments can happen in a few ways ... But if you got a job and didn't notify the administration about it, you may receive an overpayment. Another way overpayments could ...

Clawbacks from monthly benefit checks after the discovery of overpayments have just been reduced to 50% from 100%, after having been boosted to 100% from 10% earlier this year.

A recent shift in how the Social Security Administration handles benefit overpayments may offer partial relief — but it still ...

It's important to note that beneficiaries already repaying an overpayment from before March 27 won't be affected by the new rate. If you receive a notice from the SSA, act quickly. Beneficiaries ...

The Social Security Administration is retreating from a recent policy change on the agency recovering overpayments that sparked concerns it could cause financial hardship for tens of thousands of ...

President Trump reinstated the 100% Social Security overpayment recovery rate in March. In April, he dropped this rate to 50%. You have options if you cannot afford to lose half your checks due to ...