In a controversial move, the Social Security Administration has reversed a policy aimed at protecting beneficiaries from ...

That means if a Social Security recipient gets overpaid by the SSA, 100% of their monthly benefit will be withheld until the overpayment is returned. Essentially, recipients will not get another check ...

Social Security overpays its recipients by billions of dollars every year — and then asks for the money back. Here are some ...

Analysts now expect the 2026 COLA to be 2.2%, down from 2.5% in 2025, according to forecasts from the Senior Citizens League and from independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson.

The agency began mailing notices about the new 100% withholding rate at the end of March. People who received overpayments before March 27 will remain under the old 10% rule; after March 27, a ...

Beginning March 27, to recover new overpayments, the Social Security Administration will automatically withhold 100% of ...

The Social Security Administration is tightening its rules on Social Security overpayment. Beneficiaries could see 100% ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will increase the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to 100 percent of a person’s monthly benefit. The Office ...

The 10 percent rate will still hold for recipients whose overpayments predate March 27. Sign up to be an AARP activist and tell your lawmakers to protect Social Security for the hardworking Americans ...

The sharp reversal of Biden-era policy that capped overpayment recovery at 10% of a person's monthly benefit is expected to ...

If you or a loved one relies on Social Security payments, pay attention because there’s about to be a policy change that ...