Unlike Title II overpayments, you can discontinue recovery or adjustment of overpayments of $2,000.00 or less for each overpayment period. For instructions on the overpayment period, see SI 02201.005C, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – What is an Overpayment?
Each overpayment period for which we issue an initial overpayment notice is an initial determination.
You must evaluate a waiver or reconsideration request against each separate overpayment period. Do not split an overpayment of more than $2,000.00 into two or more amounts for the purpose of administratively discontinuing waiver development of the total overpayment.
Systems application of a separate Overpayment Sequence (OPSQ) number in the OPSQ segment of the SSR does not, by itself, indicate a new overpayment period. For a discussion of the OPSQ segment of the SSR, see SM 01310.220, Overpayment Sequence Processing-Systems Computed Excess Payments (TOPs).