Effective Dates: 3/24/2026 - Present

Identification Number:
NL 00703 TN 126
Intended Audience:See Transmittal Sheet
Originating Office:LP ISP
Title:Exhibit and Dictated Letters
Type:POMS Full Transmittals
Program:All Programs
Link To Reference:
 

PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANUAL SYSTEM

Part NL – Notices, Letters and Paragraphs

Chapter 007 – Letters and Paragraphs for Title II, Title XVI, and Title XVIII

Subchapter 03 – Exhibit and Dictated Letters

Transmittal No. 126, 03/24/2026

Audience

PSC: BA, CA, CCRE, CS, DS, ICDS, IES, ILPDS, IPDS, ISRA, NPR, PETE, RECONR, SCPS, TSA, TST;
OCO-OEIO: BET, BIES, BTE, CC, CDT, CR, CTE, EIE, ERE, FDE, PETL, RECONR, RECOVR;
OCO-ODO: BET, BTE, CCE, CR, CST, CT, CTE, CTE TE, DE, DEC, DS, DSE, PAS, PETE, PETL, RCOVTA, RECONE, RECOVR;
FO/TSC: CS, CS TII, CS TXVI, CSR, DRT, FR, OA, OS, RR, TA, TSC-CSR;

Originating Component

ISP

Effective Date

Upon Receipt

Background

We improved paragraphs technicians choose when reissuing payments to beneficiaries, and we added paragraphs about repaying beneficiaries the misused funds SSA collected from payees, and about a payee repaying beneficiaries directly.

Summary of Changes

NL 00703.213 Repayment Of Misused Funds Notice To Beneficiary/New Payee

Subsection A: Exhibit Letter

-We added new paragraphs about returning an amount collected from misuser payee to the beneficiary, and about misuser payees repaying beneficiaries directly.

-We clarified the description of the law.

-We updated information about contacting SSA.

Subsection B: Requesting Instructions

-We included instruction for using this notice after the misuser payee makes a payment.

-We updated the list of fill-ins.

NL 00703.213 Reimbursement of Misused Funds Notice to Beneficiary and New Payee

Document Identifier for Word Processor: E3213

DPS

A. EXHIBIT LETTER

In a letter dated (1), we told you we found that (2) misused (3) (4) .

We have new information about these misused benefits. (RPY044)

We confirmed (5) paid you (6) directly. We will reissue you the remaining balance. (RPY127 or RPY134)

We found you are due (7). This is the amount misused minus any money (8) already paid. You should receive this payment within 30 days. (RPY128 or RPY133)

SOCIAL SECURITY LAW (MISC07)

The law has rules for collecting and repaying misused benefits.

When a representative payee misused benefits, we collect the misused amount from the representative payee. We use the amount we collect to replace the beneficiary’s misused payments.

Even when we do not collect from the representative payee, we replace the beneficiary’s misused payments when

  • •

    The representative payee was an organization,

  • •

    The representative payee was a person serving 15 or more beneficiaries, or

  • •

    The representative payee was a person serving 14 or fewer beneficiaries and SSA was negligent. (RPY045)

IF YOU RECEIVE SSI PAYMENTS (SSIC09)

We will exclude these reissued benefits from resources under SSI for 9 months after the month in which you receive them. (SSI041)

Suspect Social Security Fraud?

If you suspect Social Security Fraud, please visit https://oig.ssa.gov/report or call the Inspector General's Fraud Hotline at 1-800-269-0271 (TTY 1-866-501-2101). (MIS117)

Need more help?

  1. 1. 

    Visit www.ssa.gov for fast, simple, and secure online service.

  2. 2. 

    Call us at 1-800-772-1213, weekdays from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, call TTY 1-800-325-0778. Please mention this letter when you call.

  3. 3. 

    You may also call your local office at 866-555-1212.

    SOCIAL SECURITY

    111 ANY DRIVE

    CITY, ST 11111-1111 (REF196)

Social Security Administration (SSAS11)

 

B. REQUESTING INSTRUCTIONS

Send this notice when SSA reimburses misused benefits to the beneficiary or learns the payee paid the beneficiary directly.

Fill-ins:

  1. (1) 

    Date of advance notice of misuse of benefits

  2. (2) 

    Misuser payee name

  3. (3) 

    Your, name of beneficiary (possessive)

  4. (4) 

    Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income

  5. (5) 

    Misuser payee name

  6. (6) 

    Money amount the payee paid the beneficiary

  7. (7) 

    Money amount to be reissued, in dollars

  8. (8) 

    Misuser payee name


NL 00703 TN 126 - Exhibit and Dictated Letters - 3/24/2026