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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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:1-866-864-5823 | :1-866-864-5823 | ||
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. | ||