Are all of you wonderful or what. Thanks so very much for all of your help. I should have e-mailed you before the weeks of stress & frustration. You are the Best. thanks again Hope it works Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilary Blue" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: Re: non pd > Elizabeth, > > Speaking purely from personal experience - i get my ss payment in 2 > checks - one from survivors benefits, and one from disability. I am > continually being bombarded with paperwork, having to reprove my assets, > provide bank balances etc. It is simple enough to prove you have a bank > account, but how do you prove you dont have one? > > And , like you, i have received letters claiming overpayment. What the > clerk at the local office advised me to do was to write a letter saying > i disputed that overpayment, but even if it was correct, i had spent the > the money "in all good faith" as i had trusted that social security > would not make a mistake - and that on the amount i received each month > there was no way i could afford to repay them for their error. > > It worked! > > Hilary Blue > > Elizabeth wands wrote: > > > > Thanks so much for your input. My husband passed away when I was 58,so I > > was awarded a survivers payment. A little over a year ago they sent me a > > letter saying that I probably could get more if I used my own SS. I filled > > out all of the papers and then the problems began. They say that they were > > paying me both SS payments. I have all of my deposit slips and it dosen't > > come close to what they say. So I thought maybe I could find a way to see > > the canceled checks. Hope I can. > > Thanks again > > Elizabeth > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "edith love" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 1:40 PM > > Subject: Re: non pd > > > > > Elizabeth, this isn't my field, and I don't know your particulars, but > > > before you give up, go to the Senior Section of your telephone directory. > > > There should be referrals up to and including an ombudsman and the ACLU! > > > > > > Be patient. We have a number of experts on the list who should be > > checking > > > in pretty soon. > > > > > > Good hunting! > > > > > > E of the headdress > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone on this list knows if the checks > > > you get from Social Security are on file at their office. I am being > > > charged with a bill saying that I was overpaid $2,830 this past year. I > > know > > > this is not possible and have argued this with them but to no avail. I > > > wonder if it is possible they would have a record on film of the canceled > > > checks they say they sent me. Does anyone know if that is something I can > > > find out? We always have to prove payment with canceled checks. Most > > > likely, I can't fight city hall. > > > Thanks so much for any help. > > > Elizabeth > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn