If you overpaid and will have your benefits cut, you should have received a notice on April 25, 2025, stating that 50% of your benefits would be withheld starting in about 90 days.

The Social Security Administration, which overpays billions in benefits annually, will start withholding some benefits sent to overpaid recipients.

A transition away from paper checks has long been planned, but an alert this week may still have surprised many recipients who rely on them.