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central scrutinizer

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5. Lot of inflexible deadlines

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:28 PM

Mar 20

My wife was on SSA disability due to a terminal cancer diagnosis. She passed on March 1. Had she passed a few hours earlier on February 28, we would have had to repay the entire $2500 February benefit because she didn’t live through the entire month of February.

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Social Security clawed back overpayments by docking 100% of benefits. Now it's capping it at 10%. [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 20 OP

That'seems reasonable. I can see how these situations can come up and, in most cases, there was no intent to OAITW r.2.0 Mar 20 #1

Back In Early 2020... ProfessorGAC Mar 20 #4

Exactly my point. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 20 #8

That's Why I Posted It ProfessorGAC Mar 20 #9

A lot. I think. There are two classes of situations - willful and not understood. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 20 #10

Had the same thing Roy Rolling Mar 21 #14

How does the SSA prove over-payment? SouthernDem4ever Mar 20 #2

Really? Timewas Mar 20 #3

Lot of inflexible deadlines central scrutinizer Mar 20 #5

Sorry to hear that. GreenWave Mar 20 #6

My condolences to you, babylonsister Mar 20 #7

Sorry for your loss and the financial situation you were faced with. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 20 #11

ss said when i was first on ssi. i didnt get back pay. i got back pay throught an oversight by THEM., the ssa AllaN01Bear Mar 20 #12

My disabled son was overpaid by SSA on 2019 benefit. Thunderbeast Mar 20 #13

I experienced a different kind of docking... 2naSalit Mar 21 #15

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