Question 51 alerts interviewers to the possibility that we are withholding part of another benefit payment to recover a previous overpayment. This information prevents "double counting" that income when computing the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment.

We do not consider the amount of the overpayment recovery countable income if:

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  The claimant received both SSI and the other benefit (or deemed income using the other benefit) at the time the overpayment of the other benefit occurred and

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  The overpayment amount was included in figuring the SSI payment at that time.

SI 00830.110 Overpayment Withholding and the “Double Counting” Exception