20 CFR § 408.918 - What notices will you receive if you are overpaid or underpaid?

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title: "20 CFR § 408.918 - What notices will you receive if you are overpaid or underpaid?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "408.918"
section_name: "What notices will you receive if you are overpaid or underpaid?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 408.918 What notices will you receive if you are overpaid or underpaid?

(a) *Notice of overpayment or underpayment determination.* Whenever we determine that you were overpaid or underpaid for a given period, as defined in § 408.903, we will send you a written notice of the correct and incorrect amounts you received for each month in the period, even if part or all of the underpayment must be withheld in accordance with § 408.905. The notice of overpayment will advise you about recovery of the overpayment, as explained in §§ 408.920-408.923, and your rights to appeal the determination and to request waiver of recovery of the overpayment under the provisions of § 408.910.

(b) *Notice of waiver determination.* Written notice of an initial determination regarding waiver of recovery will be mailed to you in accordance with § 408.1005 unless you were not given notice of the overpayment in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section.