A benefit overpayment is when you collect unemployment, disability, or Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits you are not eligible to receive. We will send you a Notice of Potential Overpayment (DE 1447) when our records show that you may have been paid for benefits you were not eligible to receive.Example ; Overpayment Calculation. Example 2: An overpayment claim was established in December 2022 for the overpaid months of January 2022 through June 2022, during the public health emergency. Learn how to setup an installment agreement for Paid Family Leave, Disabilty Insurance and Unemployment Insurance. Overpayments are considered paid when received and must be included in the employee's income when received.