The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has identified $8.9 billion in erroneous Social Security payments, ...

These were some findings the office of Auditor-General (AG ... the UIF had paid just over R37 billion for temporary relief, while the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) paid R19.6 billion in ...

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Social Security overpayments often follow changes in income, marital status or disability status. Money; Getty Images In a significant policy shift, the Trump administration has reintroduced a 50% ...

The Social Security Administration revised — again — its policy for clawing back overpayments in benefits, this time saying it would deduct 50% of benefit checks until an overpayment is ...

In a significant policy shift, the Trump administration has reintroduced a 50% clawback rate for Social Security overpayments — meaning the government can now withhold up to half of a recipient ...

The CBS news program “60 Minutes” ran a story recently that was critical of the Social Security Administration and the way the agency handles overpayments — money sent to Social Security ...

In March, the SSA announced it would reinstate the overpayment recovery rate and withhold 100% of a person’s monthly benefit to recover overpayments. After facing criticism, the agency stated in ...

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 ...