1910.Rate of Withholding

1910.1What is the rate of withholding under the RSDI programs?

If you are under the RSDI program, we withhold all benefits until the overpayment is recovered, unless:

  1. You request a lesser withholding; and

  2. You demonstrate that full withholding will cause financial hardship.

1910.2What is the rate of withholding under the SSI program?

If you are under the SSI program, your benefits are withheld at the lesser rate of:

  1. Your entire monthly benefit; or

  2. An amount equal to 10 percent of your total countable income (including SSI and State supplementary payments). (See Chapter 21.)

Last Revised: Jun. 22, 2004