The agency made close to $72 billion thanks to improper payments in 2024 alone.
In addition to the rising costs of life’s necessities, more families are starting to feel the heat of being forced to repay Social Security payments to the agency, some of whom are no longer with us, Atlanta News First reports.
David Morgan of Georgia thought that he would be able to start the process of moving forward after his brother, Dennis, who struggled with addiction and mental illness, passed away in 2024. But while in the grieving process, Morgan received a letter that his brother had been overpaid by over $20,000 in benefits…