Key Takeaways The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced in April that it would withhold 50% of benefit payments from ...

Each year, about two million people are told they owe the Social Security Administration money because the agency ...

A report published by the Office of Audit in July 2024 identified that the total rate of improper Social Security payments was 0.84%, constituting $71.8 billion between fiscal years 2015 and 2022.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has said it is dealing with a "record-breaking backlog" of cases that has caused ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is wrestling with a “record-breaking backlog” of cases that has led to roughly $1.1 billion in improper payments, according to a new ...

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could ...

Has Social Security Administration really overpaid people? Between fiscal years 2015 through 2022, "SSA estimates it made nearly $72 billion in improper payments, most of which were overpayments ...

A 2024 audit of the Social Security program found $72 billion in improper payments to Americans between 2015 and 2022. That sounds like a lot of money, until you consider that Social Security paid ...

A stock image of U.S. Dollars and Social Security cards. The SSA made more than $1 billion in incorrect payments between 2018 and 2023. GETTY. The OIG report also found that the average processing ...