Social Security overpaid a woman by $35,000. Now the agency wants its money back

Social Security Overpayment Notices—What to Do If You Get One You Can't Pay

The SSA said last year it sends roughly 2 million overpayment notices each year across its benefit programs.

Social Security overpaid a woman by $35,000. Now the agency wants its money back

The agency told a woman that she has 30 days to pay them back. Otherwise, it would cut her benefits by 50% while it collects what it overpaid.

The Social Security Administration overpaid her. Now she owes $35,000

More than 75 million Americans rely on Social Security checks each month to help them get by. But sometimes recipients get a financially painful surprise: a notice from the Social Security Administration that their retirement or disability benefits were overpaid — often by thousands of dollars —…