1600 Entitlement

The county department shall restore to households benefits which were lost whenever the loss was caused by one of the following: 1. An error by the county department or state agency. 2. By an administrative disqualification for Intentional Program Violation which was subsequently reversed as specified in Section 1604. 3. There is a statement elsewhere in the handbook, or if notified by the Food Assistance Division, specifically stating that the household is entitled to restoration of lost benefits. Benefits shall be restored for not more than 12 months prior to the date the county department receives a request for restoration from a household, the date the county department is notified, or otherwise discovers that a loss to a household has occurred, whichever occurs first. Judicial Action The county department shall restore benefits to households which were found by any judicial action to have been wrongfully withheld. If the judicial action is the first action the recipient has taken to obtain restoration of lost benefits, then benefits shall be restored for a period of not more than 12 months from the date the court action was initiated. When the judicial action is a review of a county department/state agency action, the benefits shall be restored for a period of not more than 12 months from the first of the following dates: 1. The date the county department/State agency received a request for restoration. 2. If no request for restoration was received, the date the fair hearing action was initiated. 3. Never more than one year from when the county department/State agency is notified of or discovers the loss. Benefits to Ineligible Households Benefits shall be restored even if the household is currently ineligible.