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Learn about Overpayments and Our Process

September 14, 2023 • By Jeffrey Buckner, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Communications

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The Social Security Administration works to ensure that we pay the right person the right amount at the right time, and our payment accuracy rates are high. Given the magnitude of the benefits we pay each year—$1.4 trillion in benefits to more than 70 million people—and complexity of the programs we administer, overpayments can happen. […]

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