# Improvements to Rules on Recoupment of Benefit Overpayments

**Action Urgency Score:** 20/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Proposed rule. |
| Published | 2026-07-06 |
| Comments close | 2026-09-04 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 29 CFR 4022 |
| Summary | The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is proposing to improve its rules on recoupment of benefit overpayments under PBGC's insurance program for single-employer terminated plans trusteed by PBGC. These proposed improvements include changing the recoupment methodology to a flat rate of 5 percent of a participant's monthly benefit and eliminating recoupment from a participant's surviving beneficiary. |
| Document number | 2026-13639 |

## Why this score


Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13639/improvements-to-rules-on-recoupment-of-benefit-overpayments). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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