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1. If a household is certified under expedited service, and it is later discovered that the household intentionally misrepresented their circumstances. 2. If a household inadvertently provides incorrect information at expedited intake. 3. If an agency-caused error causes an overpayment when processing an expedited application. These errors include but are not limited to: a. Not verifying anticipated new income. b. Not verifying a stated job-end. c. Not verifying out of state benefits. d. Not verifying a stated lack of income. e. Any other administrative error. GROUP HOME, DRUG/ALCOHOL TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS: Group homes are liable for repayment of agency and household-caused overpayments when representatives of the group home act as authorized representatives (SNAP 201-6). Residents of drug/alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs are required to designate the drug/alcohol treatment, rehabilitation, or mental health center as authorized representatives (SNAP 201-7). Drug/alcohol treatment, rehabilitation, and mental health centers are liable for repayment of agency and household-caused overpayments. The household’s benefits must not be reduced to repay the over issuances. CHILD SUPPORT/TANF: All child support income received after initial TANF or Tribal TANF benefit authorization is excluded income due to the requirement to turn the money over to the Child Support Services Division (CSSD); there is no SNAP overpayment in this situation. However, if the Tribal TANF program does not require that child support income to be turned over to CSSD, a SNAP overpayment may exist. DUAL PARTICIPATION: The State where duplicate benefits were authorized is the State that establishes the claim. This is the State that issues benefits AFTER another State has already issued benefits for the same month. TYPES OF CLAIMS: 1: AGENCY-CAUSED ERRORS 2: HOUSEHOLD-CAUSED ERRORS: Inadvertent Household-Caused and Intentional Household- Caused (IPV): When a household was over issued benefits, the eligibility staff member must determine if the error was agency or household caused. An error is considered an agency-caused error if caused by: