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MISSISSIPPI 2. Corrective TANF benefits must be issued to a currently eligible family even though the underpayment was made over 12 months prior to discovery. Corrective payments may be made to families who are currently ineligible, and any outstanding corrective payments should be made to a former recipient who reapplies and is found to be eligible. 3. No corrective or retroactive action will be taken for prior months when the recipient did not notify the county department of new or additional information during the 10-day period after the notice of action was mailed to him. Retroactive Assistance for Improper Action Improper action takes place when the county or state department rejects an application, terminates assistance, reduces assistance, or fails to increase assistance as a result of incorrect interpretation of policy, failure to carry out policy though aware of it, overlooking a permissible policy or procedure, or failure to consider facts which were available to the agency at the time the action was taken. The discovery of the erroneous action may come about through: (1) the review of the application or case by an agency staff member, whether case reviewer, programs investigator, state office member, etc., or by a federal staff member; (2) a complaint made by the applicant or recipient or

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other individual in his behalf; (3) the recognition of error or oversight by the worker himself; or (4) other sources having knowledge of the facts. After establishing the fact that the previous action was improper, the county office will: 1. Use the MAVERICS procedure to revert a case to RECEIVED status (the REPT screen) when an application was denied in error. Work each month in the system from the month of application through the current payroll month.