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But people arent being told that.such as claiming both a survivors benefit and retirement benefit at the same time.

or about five years before the full retirement age for most people.The agency also noted it is responsible to taxpayers to be good stewards of the trust funds.because he and Savage have heard from people who were given wrong or misleading advice by SSA employees.

This happens when Social Securityoverpays beneficiaries.it wont be possible to reverse that decision.

But some people over 60 might make different decisions about working if they were aware of this issue.

which usually stems from poor decisions about filing for benefits that can lead to lower payments.leading to costly mistakes that can be difficult to impossible to fix.

Here are four common mistakes that people often make in claiming Social Security.and we handle overpayments on a case-by-case basis.

The widows scamAnother mistake that can result in lost benefits is what Kotlikoff calls the widows scam.He said people should claim Social Security based on the maximum number of years they could live not the average.