tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post1868408898822236091..comments2024-03-28T10:15:57.792-04:00Comments on Social Security News: "Gotta Be Crazy, On Dog Food"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-82904700035364832102010-05-24T10:49:55.568-04:002010-05-24T10:49:55.568-04:00I see these cases all the time at the HO. They are...I see these cases all the time at the HO. They are poorly documented and have even weaker written rationales. <br /><br />Yes, SSA has the right to collect the overpayment but we should be held accountable to do our jobs CORRECTLY. <br /><br />Yes, more staff would definitely help but so would flexible management and less union interference when managment tries to be flexible. So would a committment to public service and remembering that if it wasn't for the claimants we wouldn't have these (somewhat)secure jobs.<br /><br />So would realizing that the operators at the 1-800 call centers can't find and gush out the CORRECT information when they are being time and are penalized for doing their job CORRECTLY.<br /><br />Does anyone see a theme here?<br /><br />AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-39622393768447230472010-05-24T10:11:57.290-04:002010-05-24T10:11:57.290-04:00The problem with offering to pay $50 to $75 a mont...The problem with offering to pay $50 to $75 a month is that overpayments have to be recovered in 36 months unless the claimant can demonstrate financial hardship. Since he could write a check for the whole $10,000, I'm guessing this guy had no financial hardship.<br /><br />As Anonymous #2 points out, these news pieces are extremely misleading because we have no way of knowing what actually happened in this case. Anytime both retirement and disability benefits are involved, things get really complicated and hairy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-55533359982530705952010-05-24T01:19:19.725-04:002010-05-24T01:19:19.725-04:00I agree with the idea of not paying off the entire...I agree with the idea of not paying off the entire overpayment right away... but SSA does have the right to recover overpayments from one's estate. I don't know how that works, or how often it happens (would be interested to know, though), but it's in the regs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-26620602049757086592010-05-23T09:02:41.050-04:002010-05-23T09:02:41.050-04:00I agree with post #1. He likely could have just ke...I agree with post #1. He likely could have just kept his money in the bank, repaid the overpayment monthly and likely die before it was re-paid,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-16351015641444941462010-05-22T20:04:50.778-04:002010-05-22T20:04:50.778-04:00"Accounting error" is a pretty meaningle..."Accounting error" is a pretty meaningless term. I am guessing that he was receiving workers comp and his DIB was not being offset. Either he did not report the correct amount of his comp, or he did and the change was not processed timely. This would be due to ....wait for it...staffing shortages. Quite common, actually, but then disguised by the euphemism "accounting error". No, there was just no one to work his d@mn case. Everyone should be challenging overpayments these days, because the likelihood of it being SSA's fault is steadily increasing. That's the perspective from the FO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-66563262223162665832010-05-22T14:33:37.842-04:002010-05-22T14:33:37.842-04:00He should have gone for partial recovery and said ...He should have gone for partial recovery and said he could afford $50 or $75 a month. I would never had paid the whole O/P in full.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com