Retired workers who have been paid too much will have 50% of their Social Security benefits withheld starting in late July. Beneficiaries who believe a mistake has been made, or else cannot afford to ...

Starting today, SSA will begin withholding benefits from recipients who were overpaid—cutting monthly checks by up to 50% for ...

New digital improvements promise faster service, but experts warn that Social Security’s modernization could have unintended ...

SSA and Treasury Department officials underscored that neither agency will ever request payment to expedite or set up ...

Together, they've been trying to draw attention to what they call, "Social Security horror stories," caused largely, they say, by the Social Security Administration's own mistakes.

Some Americans will see their Social Security checks drop by 50% after the Social Security Administration announced in April that it would start withholding payments from recipients who were ...

The Social Security Administration had been overpaying her, the letter said, and wanted money back. Within 30 days, it said, she should mail the government a check or money order. For $60,175.90.

An aggressive Social Security garnishment is underway. Here's how you can avoid it President Donald Trump's administration is aiming to claw back overpayments from Social Security beneficiaries.

Under the Joe Biden administration, Social Security clawbacks for overpayments were reduced to 10% per check, which is down from the 100% clawback rate that existed when President Barack Obama was ...

A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor in Skokie, Illinois received a surprising notice last year from the Social Security Administration: The government was demanding a refund.

A woman holds a sign outside the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn on May 20. (Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post) ... That’s an outright error, but reality is much worse.

A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor in Skokie, Illinois received a surprising notice last year from the Social Security Administration: The government was demanding a refund.