If someone cannot afford full recovery of their overpayment, they can contact Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 or their local office.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it is reinstating a plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries, a policy the agency abandoned last year after an outcry over cases in which the practice led some Americans to receive shock bills amounting to thousands of dollars.

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries could soon find themselves without a monthly check if they are overpaid, following a major policy shift by the Social Security Administrat