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Do I owe the Social Security Administration money?

Full question: I got a letter from Social Security saying that they previously sent a letter that I may not require to pay back some or all of my SSI overpayments from March 2020 through September 2020 as part of a settlement agreement for the campos, et al. v. kijakazi class action lawsuit. In the…

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Who can help me with an overpayment issue?

Full question: I had an overpayment. I made the mistake of telling them I had paid to file bankruptcy (but that I had not begun the process yet). They went into a deep dive looking for the bankruptcy I told them I hadn’t filed. It took many months to get it started again. But now…

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If I was underpaid, how do I recover it from the SSA? If I overpaid, am I really responsible to pay it back?

Full question: In July of 2002, I was awarded Social Security Disability when I was 55. I turned 56 in November, 2002. I received Disability benefits in full through 2008. In 2009 when I was 62, the SSA started taking Medicare premiums from my checks. I assume that at that time they switched me to…

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I was told I need to pay back my survivor benefits since I also receive disability. What can I do?

Full question: I received my widows benefits for 2 years. Then I was approved for disability and now they are telling me I have to pay all the widows benefits back because I couldn’t get both, but that wasn’t my fault. Hello, You are in a very unique situation, and it is difficult for us…

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I received an overpayment and now owe the SSA money. How is this fair?

Full question: (I am an American citizen) Is it fair that I paid into Social Security and obeyed the rules while working in the USA until I came to Portugal and began working here where I then paid into Social Security here and obeyed all the rules? My pension original pension from the states was…

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Am I required to pay back an overpayment to the Social Security Administration?

Full question: After filing for Social Security at age 63 and receiving 5 payments, I received a letter from Social Security saying I needed to pay the money back because I would make too much. Am I required to pay that money back, if so, why? Hello, If you began collecting before your Full Retirement…

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