The part of the monthly payment that is being withheld. Part of your payment may be withheld for:

• Medicare Premium payments,
• Overpayment of Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits,
• Excess earnings,
• Voluntary income tax withholding,
• Payment of your appointed representative.

The federal government can also garnish benefits under the following circumstances:

• Enforcement of child, spousal or family support obligations,
• Court-ordered victim restitution,
• Collection of unpaid Federal taxes,
• Withholding to satisfy a current year Federal income tax liability, and
• Non-tax debt owed to other Federal agencies according to the Debt Collection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134).