A recipient of Social Security has criticized the agency after
they were allegedly ordered to pay back over $37,000 in one month.
An overpayment error that started in 2018 shocked Michigan resident Dan Calkins and
His wife, Phyllis, when they were notified by the Social Security Administration.
According to Grand Rapids ABC affiliate WZZM, the couple said they were first informed of the
Discrepancy through a phone call and a letter from the administration.
During the four-year period between June 2018 and
June 2022, $37,556 was mistakenly distributed to Dan.
In response to their immediate request for more information, the couple was told by the SSA
that Dan's social security number had been "mixed" with another.