Social Security may ask you to repay benefits due to earnings limits, life changes, or agency errors. Here's how overpayments happen and what steps to take.

All you have to do is ask.

The Social Security Administration will be taking back overpayments. The overpayments can happen when a person does not update their income, living situation, marital status, or the SSA makes a ...

For some Social Security recipients, upcoming benefit checks might arrive in a lesser amount as the SSA is expected to begin withholding 50% of benefits for those who have been overpaid but have yet ...

Some Americans will start getting smaller Social Security payments in July. Don't worry, it's not because of the impending shortfall – although many might already be fretting about that. However, if ...

The SSA issues overpayments when someone receives more benefits than they were entitled to. This can happen for various reasons, including unreported work activity or income changes. In this case, the ...

Social Security began clawing back overpayments at a higher rate in July, and beneficiaries who have been overpaid will see a lot more money coming out of their monthly checks to cover the ...

Supplemental Security Income recipients will get two checks in August due to how the payment schedule works. SSI, which is managed by the Social Security Administration, provides monthly funds to ...