Paul Aguilar, an AIDS activist based in San Francisco, has been ordered to repay approximately $200,000 in disability benefits he received since 2005 after his AIDS diagnosis. The Social Security Administration claims his benefits should have ended in 2013, suggesting overpayments since then. Aguilar, who averages an income of $2,200 a month, reported his earnings as requested and participated in California's working disabled program. He is baffled by the agency's failure to detect these discrepancies over so many years, leading to confusion and concern about the repayment demand.
Aguilar expressed disbelief at the Social Security Administration’s claim, stating, 'I simply find it hard to believe that they could overlook an overpayment for 13 years.'
He stated, 'I have worked over the years but faithfully reported my earnings as I was instructed, including being part of California's 'working disabled program.''
The Social Security Administration's letter indicated that benefits should have ceased in 2013, citing significant overpayments totaling nearly $200,000 over a span of years.
Aguilar's income averaged $2,200 a month, but he mentioned that he wasn't working at times during the covered period, adding confusion to the matter.
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