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All Washington state agencies will be closed for Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and for New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Weekly unemployment benefit payments may be delayed slightly due to holiday closures that affect banks and credit unions.
Overpayments occur when you get benefits that you were later found to not be eligible for. Learn how we calculate them and how to pay them back.
Overpayments occur when you get benefits and we later find that you were not eligible. You need to pay back these benefits to us.
Learn how to pay back an overpayment and the penalties for not paying us back. You can also get help if you're not able to afford monthly minimums.
Learn how we calculate the minimum monthly payment, interest and any potential offsets and deductions for your overpayment.
Learn how to apply to waive a pandemic-era overpayment. These are overpayments you might have received in 2020 or 2021.
