20 C.F.R. § 725.542

When waiver of adjustment or recovery may be applied.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 56 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

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.
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