This bill limits the Social Security Administration's ability to recover overpayments from beneficiaries in two situations: when someone receives more benefits than they're entitled to due to the agency's error and the overpayment occurred more than three years before being discovered. The legislation applies to both regular Social Security retirement and disability benefits (Title II) and Supplemental Security Income for low-income seniors and disabled individuals (Title XVI). The bill would not prevent recovery if the beneficiary committed fraud or similar intentional wrongdoing. The changes aim to protect Social Security recipients from being forced to repay benefits they received through no fault of their own, particularly when substantial time has passed since the error occurred.
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