A record number of Americans are receiving Social Security disability benefits, and it appears that a lot of the beneficiaries either are ineligible or received overpayments by SSA. Washington Free Beacon: The Social Security Administration (SSA) made nearly $17 billion in disability overpayments in the last decade, according to an audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Some beneficiaries were able to receive disability benefits for 10 years, even though they were ineligible. The OIG based its estimate of $16.8 billion overpayments on a sample of more than 1,500 Americans who received benefits since 2003, finding nearly half were overpaid. “Our review of 1,532 beneficiaries in current pay status as of October 2003 found that over a 10-year period (from October 2003 through February 2014), SSA assessed overpayments for 44.5 percent of sampled beneficiaries,” the audit said. “SSA assessed overpayments totaling about $16.8 billion...(Read Full Post)