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  • How to repay an overpayment We recover an overpayment by withholding your monthly Social Security check until the overpayment is paid back to us in full.  If the overpaid individual is no longer receiving Social...
  • Withholding an income tax refund to offset an overpayment Updated By law, Social Security can garnish federal income tax refunds to recover overpayments. If the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) withheld your joint tax refund to recover your spouse's overpayment and...
  • Repayment options for an overpayment Updated You may pay an overpayment by check, money order or credit card; by phone, mail, or in person at your local office .  If you prefer to mail your payment, use the following mailing addresses: For...
  • Repaying an overpayment that was not my fault Updated If you were not at fault in causing the overpayment, you may not have to repay it.   You may request a waiver of repayment of the overpayment at any time by completing a Form SSA-632 and...
  • Repayment amount for an overpayment Updated If an individual's financial situation changes, we can adjust the collection amount accordingly. Under certain conditions, we can also approve a waiver of the entire...
  • Representative payee is billed for an overpayment Updated Both the individual and the representative payee are responsible for repayment when the overpaid funds were used for the individual's support and maintenance and the payee knew, or should have known...
  • Disagree with the overpayment Updated If you disagree with an overpayment, you can request a review.  This is called an appeal .  The request for an appeal must be made in writing within 60 days from the date of the notice...
  • Establishing an installment agreement to repay an overpayment Updated Call us at the toll-free number shown on your overpayment notice and we will set up the billing.  If you no longer have your notice, contact us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY...
  • Failure to repay an overpayment Updated If you are currently receiving benefits, we can withhold all or a portion of your next month's payment.  If you are no longer receiving benefits, we can withhold any Federal payment you may...
  • Overpayment showing as a collection account on my credit report When you fail to make timely payments, your overpayment may be reported to the credit bureaus as a delinquent debt in collection status.  According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, once a...
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