Benefit Overpayment Services

A benefit overpayment is when you collect unemployment, disability, or Paid Family Leave benefits you are not eligible to receive. For more information about benefit overpayments and repayment options, visit Benefit Overpayments and Penalties.

Benefit Overpayment Services is a convenient and secure way to manage your overpayment online.

Enroll in Benefit Overpayment Services

Before enrolling in Benefit Overpayment Services, you must first create a myEDD account and select a login verification method. For more information on what you need to create a myEDD account, visit myEDD FAQs.

To create a myEDD account:

After you’ve created your myEDD account, log in to myEDD and select Benefit Overpayment Services to begin your enrollment.

Important: To enroll in Benefit Overpayment Services, you need your:

Where to find your Letter ID and Claimant ID

Your Letter ID and Claimant ID can be found on the Benefit Overpayment Collection Notice (DE 8344JUDR), mailed 30 days after we mail the Notice of Overpayment or Notice of Denial of Benefits and Overpayment, or when an appeal is denied.

Your Claimant ID and Letter ID are also included on the Benefit Overpayment Statement of Amount Due (DE 8301R) and the Final Collection Notice (DE 138).

Payments

In Benefit Overpayment Services, you can make a payment, view past payments, and set up an installment agreement to make monthly payments.

Make a payment

  1. Log in to myEDD.
  2. Select Benefit Overpayment Services.
  3. Select Make a Payment.
  4. Select payment method type (such as ACH Debit).
  5. Complete the required fields, then select Submit.