PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - An elderly man is facing homelessness after Social Security ordered him to repay over $60,000.

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    10 months ago

    More than 65 million Americans receive benefits from Social Security, but about a million each year get notification letters saying they were overpaid.

    That’s way too high a percentage.

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    10 months ago

    Huge banks and institutions that “accidentally” give people too much money are entirely at fault in these situations. They should be held liable, not the poor person who is on the brink of homelessness.