GARC01 – CAPTION

If You Disagree With The Court Order

GAR012 – GARNISHMENT AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM PRIOR MONTHLY ACCRUAL (PMA) AND/OR CURRENT MONTHLY ACCRUAL (CMA)

We took out (1) from your benefits due you through (2) to pay your child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution.

GAR013 – GARNISHMENT AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM THE MONTHLY BENEFIT PAYABLE (MBP)

We will take out (1) from your benefit each month to pay your child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution.

GAR014 – GARNISHMENT DEDUCTION STARTS – LEDGER ACCOUNT FILE (LAF) = C and CURRENT AMOUNT (CAMT) = $0.00

We withheld (1) from your monthly payment to pay child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution.

GAR015 – GARNISHMENT DEDUCTION AMOUNT CHANGES – CLOSED PERIOD CHANGE ONLY

We changed the amount we take out of your monthly benefit to pay your child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution.

GAR016 – GARNISHMENT AMOUNT NO LONGER BEING DEDUCTED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS

We stopped taking money out of your benefits for child support, alimony, or court-ordered victim restitution.

GAR062 – GARNISHMENT REFUND AND ANOTHER TITLE II REDESIGN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH IS GENERATED

This payment includes a refund of money we withheld to pay for your child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution.

GAR063 – GARNISHMENT REFUND AND NO OTHER TITLE II REDESIGN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH GENERATED

You are due a refund of money we withheld to pay child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution.

GAR088 – NO APPEAL RIGHTS APPLY FOR GARNISHMENT DEDUCTION BUT APPEAL RIGHTS APPLY FOR ANOTHER TITLE II REDESIGN REASON

The appeal rights discussed below do not apply to the court ordered child support, alimony, or court ordered victim restitution. If you disagree with the court order, you will need to contact the court directly, or have a lawyer do it for you.

GAR091 – GARNISHMENT DEDUCTION AMOUNT CHANGES – ONGOING

We made a change in your child support, alimony or court ordered victim restitution because your monthly benefit amount changed. your current court order may not have changed.

 

GPOC01 – CAPTION

Other Government Payments Affect Benefits

GPO001 – SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS WITHHELD OR REDUCED DUE TO GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET (GPO)

We reduce the Social Security benefits we pay to you as a (1) when you receive a Federal, State, or local government pension. The pension must be based on work that is not covered by Social Security. We reduce benefits by two-thirds the amount of the pension. If the two-thirds amount is equal to or more than the Social Security monthly benefit, then we do not pay benefits. There are some exceptions to this rule. The enclosed factsheet, “Government Pension Offset,” explains this reduction in detail.

GPO005 – MONTHLY BENEFIT AMOUNT (MBA) REDUCED DUE TO GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET (GPO)

We changed your monthly benefit to (1) beginning (2) because you are eligible for a government pension.

GPO006 – MONTHLY BENEFIT AMOUNT (MBA) CHANGED DUE TO REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET (GPO)

We changed your benefit amount starting (1) because you are impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act, which ended the Government Pension Offset starting January 2024.