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SSI Overpayment Claims

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program of the Federal Government aims to provide the workforce, who has acquired injuries while still employed in a company, the assurance of having financial capability to sustain a decent living. Much more, this benefit eases the weight of suffering that the disabled workers going through. On the hand, there are times that the beneficiaries receive notices from the Social Security administration informing them of overpayments in their claims. This situation compels them to take proper actions to prevent further problems on their part regarding this SSI overpayment claims. But the procedures in making such moves may necessitate an amount of patience and knowledge on what steps an individual should undergo.

SSI overpayment claims happen when the disabled beneficiaries are proven or suspected of receiving larger amount than that of the scheduled benefit as approved by the Social Security Administration. However, he may choose not to reimburse the money that is said to be in excess of his benefits but somewhat, file a formal waiver of request to the SSA. Two types of waivers, such as form SSA-632-BK (Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery or Change in Repayment Rate) and form SSA-561-U2 (Request for Reconsideration), may be filed depending on what actualization he may find in his case. The petitioner may also file both forms if he finds the SSA’s overpayment claims decision disagreeable and decided not to pay the miscalculated amount though he really received it.

Consequently, the intricate manner of making such requests will probably hinder the beneficiary from further pursuing the SSI overpayment claims. The mere task of collecting substantial evidences like financial statements in banks, utility payment receipts, and credit card statements among others which may be needed by the SSA for proper verification is quite complicated for a person with not much skill about these legal issues. In this case, he may employ the assistance of our duly qualified social security attorney to guide and represent him in the pursuance of his case. Our expert attorneys are equipped with the know-how of bringing favorable results in these types of cases.

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