SSDRC




What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

How do you Win Benefits under Social Security Disability or SSI?

If I am determined disabled, how far back will Social Security pay benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

How much does a Social Security disability attorney get paid?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

How long does it take to be approved for SSI or Social Security disability?

What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia

Social Security Disability SSI and Degenerative Disc Disease

Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?

Answers to questions about SSD and SSI disability

What Disabilities Qualify for SSI and Social Security Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability Status

Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on

Social Security Disability, SSI Disability - Terms, Definitions, Concepts


What should you do when a social security disability or ssi overpayment occurs ?


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
If you receive a notification from the Social Security administration that informs you that you have an overpayment, you should contact your local Social Security office immediately to determine the cause of the overpayment. There are, in fact, instances when an overpayment is posted to a record that is invalid. If this should be the case, Social Security will correct the error and you will not be obligated to repay the overpayment.

However, most overpayments are legitimate, and, accordingly, they will need to be resolved. There are many options for resolving an overpayment. For instance if you do not believe that there is an overpayment of benefits, you may file for a reconsideration of the actual overpayment.

If the overpayment amount is found to be correct, you may wish to file a request for waiver of the overpayment (repayment would not be necessary if the waiver is approved) by the Social Security Administration.

However, a waiver will generally only be approved if you were not at fault in creating the overpayment and you do not have the ability to repay the overpayment due to financial hardship. Most waivers are denied on the grounds that the individual was at fault in creating the overpayment, usually because they returned to work and did not report their earnings timely.

What other options do you have if your waiver request is denied? You may request a personal conference to discuss why you feel you should not have to repay the money.

If your personal conference is denied you may wish to file a hearing request, so that you may appear before an administrative law judge (ALJ). However, if you do request a hearing, that does not prevent Social Security from collecting the overpayment from your disability benefit in the event that you do not make a payment arrangement.

How do payment arrangements work to your benefit in such situations? If a payment arrangement is not made, Social Security may hold your entire monthly disability benefit until the overpayment is satisfied. By utilizing a payment arrangement, however, the repayment may be deducted from your monthly benefit check over a protracted period of time.

How long will you be given to repay the overpayment? Generally, Social Security would like all overpayments to be repaid within thirty-six months. If the amount is too large to be paid back in that time frame, you may file for a reduced monthly payment. You will have to provide information about your monthly income and expenses to qualify for a reduced monthly payment. Usually, though, Social Security is willing to work with you to resolve the overpayment, so as to not cause an undue financial hardship.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • How Does A Social Security Disability Examiner Work to Determine a Person’s functional limitations?

  • Can my Social Security Disability or SSI benefits be stopped or cutoff ?

  • The Cost and Expenses of a Disability Attorney or a Disability Representative

  • Why Will A Social Security Disability Application Get Denied? (SSDI Denial)

  • Can you apply for disability on the basis of multiple health problems?

  • How Long Will it Take To Get a Decision Letter from Social Security Disability?

  • What Are Countable Assets For Social Security?

  • What Is the Five Step Sequential Evaluation Process Social Security Uses In Every Disability Case?

  • Work quarters to qualify for disability

  • How Often Does Social Security Approve Disability The First Time You Apply?

  • SSI for children

  • What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

  • Applying for disability benefits in Massachusetts

  • Will Work Cause You To Lose Your Disability Benefits?

  • How Will Social Security Decide a Disability Case that's filed?

  • Can a child receive disability benefits for asthma ?

  • How Disabled Must You be to get Social Security Disability Approved?

  • Steps for Filing A Disability Claim Under SSI or SSD

  • Are children eligible to receive disability benefits ?

  • Asthma, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • When You Apply For Disability Do You Need To write Down Everything That Is Wrong With You?

  • Am I Eligible For Social Security Disability?

  • Will my claim for SSD or SSI Disability Benefits be denied?

  • How Disabled Must You be to get Social Security Disability Approved?

  • How long can you get Disability Benefits

  • How to claim disability through Social Security

  • What Does It Mean If you Are Denied For Disability Because Of Other Work?

  • Is An ALJ More Likely To Grant A Claim For Disability?

  • What is Social Security back pay?

  • Filing for Disability- what to bring to a disability interview when you apply

  • Winning Social Security Disability Benefits For Mental Disorders

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Michigan

  • Will Coronary Artery Heart Disease qualify you for disability?

  • How is SSI different from Social Security Disability?

  • Narcolepsy, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • What Are the Social Security Disability Requirements For Personal Assets?

  • Social Security Disability Children Benefits

  • How can you speed up a Social Security Disability case?

  • How does the Social Security Disability Review work?

  • What medical conditions can you apply for disability for

  • What is the maximum fee a Social Security disability attorney can charge?

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    SSD and SSI are Federal Programs

    The title II Social Security Disability and title 16 SSI Disability programs operate under federal guidelines and, therefore, the program requirements--medical and non-medical--apply to all states:

    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

    Recent approval and denial statistics for various states can be viewed here:

    Social Security Disability, SSI Approval and Denial Statistics by state

    Special Section: Disability Lawyers and unnecessary claim denials