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MS 1200 (1) Volume 1 – General Administration MS 1200 – R. 6/5/23 – OMTL-626 Cash Assistance and Other Related Program Claims A. Claims occur in the cash assistance programs when the benefit issued exceeds the eligible amount and there is a loss to the Agency. This includes receipt of benefits pending resolution of a hearing when the Agency is upheld. Cash assistance programs are: 1. Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - the last month benefits were issued in this program was September 1996. A claim must be established and collection pursued for all overpayments discovered on or after April 1, 1982. Use claim type codes ‘AFDC’ on the Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment System (IEES). 2. Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) - the month benefits were first issued in this program was October 1996. Use claim type codes ‘KTAP’ on IEES. a. Claims are established and collection pursued for all overpayments occurring due to recipient error, fraud, or non-fraud, regardless of the discovery date. b. Claims are established and collection pursued for all overpayments occurring on or after February 1, 2025, due to agency error. 3. Kinship Care Program (KC) – the month benefits were first issued in this program was October 1999. Use claim type codes ‘Kinship Care’ on IEES. a. Claims are established and collection pursued for all overpayments occurring due to recipient error, fraud or non-fraud, regardless of the discovery date. b. Claims are established and collection pursued for all overpayments occurring on or after February 1, 2025, due to agency error. B. Related program claims occur when an individual erroneously receives or uses a payment intended for Kentucky Works (KWP) supportive services or short- term assistance. Use claim type code ‘KWP’ on IEES. Related programs are: 1. Kentucky Works Supportive Services. Claims are established and collection pursued for all overpayments occurring on or after January 1, 2006. An overpayment occurs when the recipient is not eligible for KTAP but is authorized a supportive service or is KTAP eligible but fraudulently receives the payment. Forgery of form PA-33, Verification of Kentucky Works Participation, does not automatically establish a claim. Example: The participant received transportation assistance for August prospectively. In September, they return form KW-33 to verify