A Notice of Overpayment may be issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income recipients when SSA realizes that they have paid you too much. Overpayments normally occur when SSA is not informed of a change in your financial situation. For example, you return to work or continue to receive auxiliary benefits after your children have moved out of the house.
Depending on when the overpayment is found, the amount can range anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousands of dollars. You have several options regarding what action you can take:
- If you think that the Notice of Overpayment was issued by mistake you can file an appeal;
- If you are unable to pay the overpayment back you may request a waiver from SSA;
- You may also set up a payment plan to pay back the overpayment in several installments or have a deduction made from each of your monthly checks.
Unfortunately, our office’s involvement will not impact or change the Notice of Overpayment. You must contact your SSA office to respond to the Notice. The contact information for your local SSA office will be given in the Notice of Overpayment.
For more information on SSA overpayments please view their website.
