By Mike Snider – USA Today
A new Social Security rule goes into effect this week. No, not the change that may require you to go to a Social Security Administration office in person to enroll in benefits. That one kicks in later this month. But starting on Thursday, March 27, the SSA will reverse its policy involving overpayments to recipients. Sometimes Social Security, which pays benefits to about 70 million people monthly, totaling about $1.6 trillion in 2025, pays a beneficiary more money than they should have gotten. An overpayment can happen when a beneficiary fails to update a change in income, for instance. Or the SSA can incorrectly calculate benefits. In an August 2024 report, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General estimated the agency made nearly $72 billion in improper payments – mainly overpayments – during fiscal years 2015-2022. That accounted for less than 1% of all benefits paid during that period, but as of September 2023, the agency had $23 billion in uncollected overpayments, according to the report.
Diem ‘Richard’ Nguyen
Liên Minh Bảo Hiến Mỹ Gốc Việt
Vietnamese American Conservative Alliance (VACA)
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