20 C.F.R. § 725.542
When waiver of adjustment or recovery may be applied.
Cite as 20 C.F.R. § 725.542 (2026)
There shall be no adjustment or recovery of an overpayment in any case where an incorrect payment has been made with respect to an individual:
(a) Who is without fault, and where
(b) Adjustment or recovery would either:
(1) Defeat the purpose of title IV of the Act, or
(2) Be against equity and good conscience.