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Recent Examples of overpayment
According to a report by the Congressional Research Service, the SSA made $6.5 billion in overpayments in the fiscal year of 2022.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The Social Security Administration recovered about $4.9 billion in Social Security and SSI overpayments in fiscal year 2023.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is reinstating the previous overpayment recovery strategy.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Some improper payments were underpayments, and most overpayments were recovered.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The Social Security Administration recovered about $4.9 billion in Social Security and SSI overpayments in fiscal year 2023.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is reinstating the previous overpayment recovery strategy.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Some improper payments were underpayments, and most overpayments were recovered.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpayment
Noun
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Retroactive payments for benefits issued back to January 2024 have already been issued.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Commercial partnerships typically contain clauses that will see payments reduced upon relegation, some even ceasing.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to the World Bank, the global average cost of sending remittances is as high as 6.62%.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of bank branches have been vandalized, looted or set on fire; hundreds of employees have left and Haitians in some regions of the country, who rely on the more than $3 billion in remittances sent from the diaspora annually to live, have difficulty getting cash due to a liquidity problems.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Canadians also can receive unemployment relief and workers’ compensation.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bryant’s compensation package trails that of his predecessor.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In February, the administration began canceling disbursements under two federal education grants aimed at developing educators and combatting teacher shortages: the Teacher Quality Partnership Program and the Supporting Effective Educator Development Program.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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But experts say that layoffs at the department and the administration’s plans to move some of its functions to other agencies could cause errors in loan disbursement or a lack of support for borrowers.—
Anna North,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Overpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpayment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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