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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 15000 15400 Preparing the Overpayment 15401 Households Participating In Workfare

EXAMPLE: A household reported the husband’s income but failed to report the wife’s income. The earned income deduction will be allowed for the husband’s earnings but not for the wife’s. The earned income disallowance will be effective for any months in the overpayment period when the county was not aware of the earnings. For example, a county becomes aware of a household’s earned income in July but does not adjust the case to include the earnings until December. The earned income disallowance will cease in July. The earned income deduction will be allowed when the overpayment budgets for the months August through December are prepared. Step 5: Complete a DHS-199, Benefit Overpayment Report.  NOTE: Should the household become entitled to restored benefits while the overpayment is being prepared, the amount to be restored will be offset. See SNAP 13320 for instructions. Step 6: Enter the Overpayment in the Overpayment Record in the County Office Any record must contain the following information. • Name • Case Number • Date overpayment was discovered • Month, day and year overpayment started • Date referred to the Overpayment Unit • Suspected claim type Other information may be added if desired by the county office. Records may be manual or maintained on a personal computer (PC) based system.

15401 Households Participating In Workfare SNAP Manual 07/01/00 When an overpayment occurs on a case in which a member participated in workfare during the overpayment period, the worker must determine if the household is entitled to an offset on the overpayment. See SNAP 15402.