Overpayments occur when the Department of Social Security (DSS) pays a beneficiary more social security benefits than was due, often because one’s income, resources, marital status, living situation has changed or through an administrative error.
Beneficiaries of social security benefits are required to inform Director General (Social Security) of any changes in income, employment, living situation or marital status amongst others. A great number of overpayments are caused by beneficiaries who fail to do so. Be sure to keep the DSS informed on these changes, to avoid incurring inconvenient and potentially costly overpayments.
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