SSI / SSDI Windfall Offset

[JohnBosmans]

I have a few questions that I would like to ask concerning SSI/SSDI Offsets:

Some basic information to help:
SSI past due benefit amount is $3700
SSDI past due benefit amount is $39,700

1) Is it as simple as subtracting the SSI amount from the SSDI amount ($39,700-$3700= $36,000) to figure how much my SSDI back pay will be?

2) I may have some other "offsets" (Taxes, VA Medical Bills, etc.). Will they subtract these items from the back pay or will they garnish my monthly check at 15%?

3) If they do garnish my monthly benefit, can they subtract 15% for EACH bill or just 15% for all?

Thanks for any help

[Janke]

1. Close. The windfall offset may be a few dollars less. Not that simple.
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0202610000

2. Read the chapter
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0202410000

3. Read the chapter
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0202410000

I do see that the title of this forum is Expert Law, but since everyone is anonymous, you don't have any idea what anyone who answers your question is an expert at anything. The answers you often get are from people who have been through the system before and their expertise is based on their experience. Your situation may be different. And since you obviously don't trust the employees at SSA to do the job correctly perhaps you should do your own research to figure out the correct answers. Some posters to this site could be some of those incompetent SSA employees too.