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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 02/2015

DISQUALIFICATION FOR FRAUD

0025.24.06

WB: WB was suspended 12/01/2014. Any fraud disqualifications prior to 12/01/2014, based on this program, will remain in effect.

DWP: Follow general provisions. Also:

● A caregiver who has been disqualified for fraud under MFIP, WB or DWP is not eligible for DWP when the caregiver is currently in a disqualification period for MFIP, WB or DWP.

● A SNAP disqualification does NOT carry over to DWP and a DWP disqualification does not carry over to the SNAP program.

SNAP: People disqualified from MFIP due to fraud or an IPV are barred from receiving SNAP until that disqualification ends. If the IPV disqualification is due to misuse of an EBT card and it occurred while receiving MFIP, the person is NOT disqualified from receiving SNAP.

Disqualifications must be initiated on the system within 45 days of the date the disqualification is ordered. Also see TEMP Manual TE02.08.129 (Entering SNAP Disqualifications).

The disqualification period begins the 1st day of the month following the month in which the fraud or IPV is determined.

A prior MFIP disqualification is treated as if it were a SNAP disqualification in determining the sequence of the offense (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) for SNAP.

A person who makes a fraudulent statement regarding identity or residence in order to receive duplicate assistance from 2 or more states simultaneously is disqualified for 10 years from the date of establishing the IPV by a disqualification consent agreement, pre-trial diversion plan, or through the ADH process. Statements about residence include statements regarding where a person currently lives and whether a person receives SNAP benefits from another state. See 0011.06 (State Residence).

For information on entering a SNAP fraud disqualification on MAXIS, see TEMP Manual TE02.08.129 (Entering SNAP Disqualifications).

People disqualified for fraud in another state remain disqualified in Minnesota.

MSA, GA: The disqualification period begins the 1st day of the month following the month in which the fraud conviction or IPV is determined.

GRH: No provisions.