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kind: "range"
citation: "20 C.F.R. §§ 416.1904–416.1908"
title: "20"
from: "416.1904"
to: "416.1908"
count: 3
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.1904..416.1908"
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# §416.1904. Authorization to withhold SSI benefits.


We may withhold your SSI benefit payment and send it to the State to repay the State for the interim assistance it gave to you, if—

- (a) We have an interim assistance agreement with the State at the time your authorization goes into effect; and
- (b) **Your authorization is in effect at the time we make the SSI benefit payment.**

# §416.1906. When your authorization is in effect.


Your authorization for us to withhold your SSI benefit payment, to repay the State for interim assistance the State gives you, is effective when we receive it, or (if our agreement with the State allows) when we receive notice from the State that it has received your authorization. It remains in effect until—

- (a) We make the first SSI benefit payment on your initial application for benefits or, in the case of an authorization effective for a period of suspense or termination, until the initial payment following the termination or suspension of your benefits.
- (b) We make a final determination on your claim (if your SSI claim is denied, the denial is the final determination, unless you file a timely appeal as described in [subpart N](/cfr/20/subpartN.md) of this part);
- (c) You and the State agree to terminate your authorization; or
- (d) If earlier than the event in paragraph [(a)](#a), [(b)](#b), or [(c)](#c) of this section, the date (if any) specified in your authorization.

# §416.1908. When we need another authorization.


Once an event described in [§ 416.1906](/cfr/20/416.1906.md) occurs, your authorization is no longer effective. If you reapply for SSI benefits, or the authorization has expired, the State must obtain a new authorization from you in order for us to repay the State for interim assistance it gives you.