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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 15000 15400 Preparing the Overpayment 15430 Review and Submission of the OverpaymentReport

 NOTE: In the case of one- and two-person households, the minimum benefit rules will apply (see SNAP 8630). When a household is receiving SNAP benefits only because the household is categorically eligible and the county discovers an unreported household member who was not a SSI recipient, an overpayment may be prepared if an over issuance occurred as a result. The over issuance amount will be the difference between the SNAP benefits the household received and the benefits the household would have received if the additional household member been properly included in the SNAP budget.

15430 Review and Submission of the Overpayment Report SNAP Manual 03/01/02 The ES Supervisor or a designee must review the Benefit Overpayment Report (DHS-199) for accuracy. If the overpayment is valid, the supervisor or designee will sign the DHS-199 and send it to the Overpayment Unit. If an intentional program violation is suspected and the overpayment amount is $125 or more, only the DHS-1700 will be submitted to the Overpayment Unit. If the Fraud Unit does not find sufficient evidence to establish an IPV but does find that an overpayment exists, the Fraud Unit may complete the claim document and submit it to the Overpayment Unit or send the information to the county so the county can complete the DHS-199. The county will complete and submit a Report of Restored Benefits (DCO-201) if the overpayment is used to offset restored benefits owed to the household. (The DCO-201 is a low use form and is not available through the warehouse. This form may be accessed through DHS SHARE.) Copies of the DHS-199 and (if applicable) the DHS-1700 and/or DCO-201 will be retained and filed in the Overpayment Section of the case record. All claim documents must be retained for three years from the date of fiscal or administrative closure (see SNAP 410).