A Social Security user faced years of back-and-forth with the administration over an overpayment notice. She received a notice in 2018 claiming she owed thousands of dollars, and then another notice in 2023 stating she owed even more with interest. After disputing the original overpayment and appealing the decision, she was met with claims that her appeal had not been received.
The administration requested she fill out a new appeal form, but she refused and had her lawyer send a letter with copies of the original appeal, which had dated stamps. To her surprise, the administration approved her appeal and dropped the overpayments.
Other Social Security users have not been as fortunate. One user was hit with a $5,208 overpayment notice and had to resort to creating a GoFundMe page because he could not afford the charges. He accused the administration of failing to help its recipients and penalizing hard work.
Many Social Security users have received notices of high overpayment bills. One user was asked to return $100,000 in “overpaid” payments over 10 years without any prior notice. Another user had $233 deducted from her monthly benefits due to an error on her brother’s account.
If you receive an overpayment notice from the Social Security Administration, you can file a specific form to dispute the charges or request a waiver. You may also want to consider seeking legal advice.
