From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG):
SSA did not always appropriately withhold overpayments from individuals receiving OASDI [Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance] or SSI benefits. We reviewed a sample of 50 OASDI beneficiaries and 50 SSI recipients who were receiving a monthly benefit and had a total outstanding overpayment balance greater than $1,000. We found SSA missed opportunities to recover overpayments from 31 of these individuals’ benefits (28 OASDI beneficiaries and 3 SSI recipients). ...
Had SSA initiated withholding timely, we estimate it could have already collected over $114 million in overpayments from almost 25,000 individuals. ...
Not a word from the disability bar on this outrage! As you fail to speak up you are selling your future clients; down the river! SSA will run out of $ 'shortly' and then we can pay 79% of owed benefits by using current contributions to pay debts accumulated many years ago. SAD
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