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Waiver: You are eligible to ask for a waiver at any time so long as you can prove that the overpayment wasn’t your fault and paying it back creates financial hardship or is unfair for another ...
According to the SSA report, about $1.6 billion of the OASDI overpayments and $287 million of the SSI overpayments are within the agency’s control, meaning they weren’t the beneficiaries’ fault.
Simpler appeal process: If a Social Security recipient believes the overpayment was not their fault and they’re unable to repay it, they may appeal the overpayment decision and/or the amount and ...
In March, the SSA announced steps to make overpayment issues easier for beneficiaries — including extending repayment plans, removing the burden of proof of fault, and making it easier for ...
No money is paid for the first week. After that, the basic allowance is paid to the claimant until their Work Capability Assessment (WCA) at - in theory - week 13, after which a successful claimant might receive an enhanced level of payment (depending on the level of disability and whether they enter the work-related activity group or the support group after their assessment).
But in some cases the SSA itself was at fault for making overpayments. The SSA asks recipients who get a letter in the mail saying they got more money than they should have to pay the money back ...
Social Security Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi told Congress in mid-October that the agency sent overpayment notices to 1.03 million people in fiscal year 2022 and 987,000 people in 2023.
The Social Security overpayment scandal continues to take new twists and turns, with Social Security Administration officials taking heat in front of Congress last month, and the SSA now disclosing...