StayTunedSandusky

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Ask Rusty: My benefit was cut? Can you please help me?

Social Security Matters

Mar 23, 2026
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Dear Rusty: My last Social Security payment decreased by about $400, so I went to my online SS account and found a November 2025 letter explaining that my 2024 tax return showed a greatly enlarged AGI (Adjusted Gross Income). Thus, SSA decided to withdraw monies, as of Jan 2026, from my bank account because I’d owed far more monies to them! The letter i…

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