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Even after death, your family could be responsible for returning SSI money to the SSA
The SSA can pursue SSI overpayments even after a recipient’s death. Families should know who might be held liable and when.
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SSA drops estate recovery limit to $3,000, opening door to more collections
The SSA has lowered its estate recovery threshold from $5,000 to $3,000, enabling collection of smaller amounts in certain ...
Social Security issues ‘emergency message’ — here’s what beneficiaries it says were overpaid can soon expect
To that end, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is going after overpayments more aggressively. In March, it announced ...
Earthquake at Social Security: The benefits of almost half a million people are at risk
Millions of Americans who rely on Social Security could see some of their monthly benefits confiscated beginning in June if they do not pay their student loan debt, Newsweek report ...
‘It wasn’t my mistake’: Social Security told Ohio widow they overpaid her $70K — and now they want it back
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says that Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of over 99%, and that only 0 ...
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Older Americans at risk as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loan debt
As the Trump administration resumes collections on defaulted student loans, hundreds of thousands of older Americans with ...