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== C. Write-off of Overpayment or Other Amounts Owed ==
== C. Write-off of Overpayment or Other Amounts Owed ==


Section 56 of the EI Regulations specifies various circumstances in which a benefit wrongly paid may be written off.  The most useful provision allows a write off when in all circumstances:
Section 56 of the EI Regulations specifies various circumstances in which a benefit wrongly paid may be written off and not be recollected.  The most useful provision allows a write off when in all circumstances:


*the sum is not collectable; or
*the sum is not collectable; or
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Section 112.1 of the ''EI Act'' was amended in 2014 to disallow reconsideration of decisions concerning the write-off of debt.  
A claimant may not apply for reconsideration of a decision refusing to write off overpayment.  


According to the Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles, the claimant or their representative may ask for an appraisal of the situation when a write-off is not granted, or a further appraisal at a higher level in the case of further complaint (20.9.0).  This does not amount to a formal reconsideration and the decision cannot be appealed to the SST.  
According to the Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles, the claimant or their representative may ask for an appraisal of the situation when a write-off is not granted, or a further appraisal at a higher level in the case of further complaint (20.9.0).  This does not amount to a formal reconsideration and the decision cannot be appealed to the SST.  
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