Payments, Back Pay & Overpayments
Understand back pay, offsets, and overpayment waivers.
Payments depend on program rules, onset dates, and offsets. Back pay is common after a favorable decision.
Back Pay
- SSDI: based on established onset date and five-month waiting period
- SSI: pays from the month after filing, if eligible
Offsets & Overpayments
- Workers’ comp, public disability benefits can offset SSDI
- Overpayments can be appealed or waived in some cases