What happens if SSI owes me money?

If you no longer receive SSI, we may withhold your overpayment from a Federal Income Tax refund and/or from any future Social Security benefits you may receive. If you become eligible for SSI in the future, we will withhold your overpayment from future SSI payments.

Can you owe SSI money?

In general, Social Security will negotiate a payment plan with you so you can pay back an overpayment of disability benefits if you can show that you cannot afford your basic living expenses unless Social Security reduces the amount they are taking out of your disability check each month.

What is SSI back payment?

En español | Back pay is an unofficial but widely used term for what the Social Security Administration (SSA) calls “past-due benefits,” payments to cover a period in which you were medically qualified for disability benefits but had not yet been approved to collect them.

Is there a limit on the amount of resources you can sell for SSI?

See the SSI Spotlight on Getting SSI Benefits While You Try to Sell Excess Resources. WHAT IS THE RESOURCE LIMIT? The limit for countable resources is $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a couple. WHAT RESOURCES DO NOT COUNT FOR SSI? For SSI, we do not count:

How much SSI does a child under 18 not count?

If a child under age 18 lives with one parent, $2,000 of the parent’s total countable resources does not count. If the child lives with 2 parents, $3,000 does not count.

What happens if your income is over the allowable limit for SSI?

Generally, the more countable income you have, the less your SSI benefit will be. If your countable income is over the allowable limit, you cannot receive SSI benefits. Some of your income may not count as income for the SSI program.

Are there exceptions to payment of SSI benefits?

There are also two exceptions that would permit payment of all unpaid benefits due an individual to be paid in one lump–sum: if you have a medical condition that is expected to result in your death within 12 months; or you become ineligible for SSI benefits and are likely to remain ineligible for 12 months.