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For Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, that time period is 2 years. For Title II Social Security benefits, the time period is 4 years. Only in very limited circumstances, such as fraud, may SSA assess an overpayment beyond the above time limits.

How do I appeal the overpayment? You must file SSA Form 561, "Request for Reconsideration." You can get this form at your local SSA office, ask for one by phone, or download it online. You can also file a Request for Reconsideration online. You should turn the form in with evidence showing SSA did not overpay you.

If you got a letter in the mail that says you were overpaid and need to pay us back, you can request a waiver. Ask us to waive repayment if you can't afford it and feel the error wasn't your fault, or if you believe the overpayment is unfair for another reason. We may ask to see details about your income and expenses.

An Overpayment Recovery pay adjustment is used to recover overpayments to active employees Overpayment recoveries should not be created to recover overpayment overtime transactions for staff. Rather, a time entry adjustment should be created for overtime recovery.

Mail or fax us a request to waive overpaid benefits Fill out Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery (PDF). Then, find the Social Security office closest to your home and mail or fax us the completed form.

The Social Security disability five-year rule makes the reapplication process easier for those who have worked intermittently but have a disability that, more than once within five years, prevents them from working.

If you agree that you have been overpaid, but you feel you should not have to pay it back because you did not cause the overpayment and you cannot afford to repay it, you should file Form SSA-632, Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery.