Overpayments

What is an Overpayment?

An overpayment happens when you get unemployment benefits from the N.C. Division of Employment Security (DES) that you need to pay back because you were not entitled to get them. There are several reasons why you may have an overpayment.

Learn about Overpayments

How do I Repay?

Learn how you can repay your overpayment balance to avoid debt collections.  

How to Repay

FAQs

Read more about unemployment overpayments, paying back overpayments and fraud. 

Overpayment FAQs