How do I make payment arrangements to pay for an overpayment?
• By e-mail, at overpayment@OKDHS.org; • By phone at (405) 522-0933 or toll free 1-800-427-8541; • You can write a letter to the Overpayment Unit at PO Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125; or • Or return the repayment agreement in the postage paid envelope included with the notification letter. • Am I still eligible to receive benefits if I have an overpayment? Yes, unless your overpayment was determined to be a fraudelent act which would result in a disqualification for a certain time period. However, other members of your household may be eligible for benefits during your disqualification. • What does recoupment mean? Recoupment is when the Department reduces your monthly benefits by a set amount and then applies that reduction amount as a monthly payment towards the balance owed on an overpayment. You must have an active case in order to particpate in recoupment. • This was an agency error, why do I have to repay it? It is Oklahoma and Federal regulation, that regardless of who cause
