Page 6

DETERMINING 1ST MONTH OF OVERPAYMENT: The first month of overpayment is determined according to the household’s reporting requirements. (SNAP 1501-1). All required unreported changes and changes that are not reported timely must be evaluated for a possible IPV disqualification (SNAP 1505-1). NOTE: When determining if a change was reported timely, deadlines that fall on weekends and holidays must be extended to the next working day. LOSS OF DISREGARDS: If the income was not reported timely, earned income disregards cannot be allowed on the portion that was not reported/verified timely. CALCULATING AN OVERPAYMENT: For Change Reporters: when an error is discovered, request verification of actual element(s) that caused the error to calculate the overpayment. For Simplified Reporters: the amount of the claim is based on the corrected circumstances that should have been used at certification, Simplified Report, recertification or when a change was reported/discovered that required action. QUICK CHART FOR CALCULATING CLAIMS The actual steps for calculating a claim are You. . . Unless. . . Then. . . (A) determine the correct amount of benefits for each month that a household received an overpayment, making sure to base this amount on the household’s reporting requirements (B) do not apply the earned income deduction to that part of any earned income that the household failed to report in a timely manner when this act is the basis for the claim the claim is an Agency caused Error claim apply the earned income deduction. (C) subtract the correct amount of benefits from the benefits actually received. The balance is the overpayment amount this answer is zero or negative dispose of the claim referral. (D) reduce the overpayment amount by any EBT benefits expunged from the household's EBT benefit account. The difference is the amount of the claim you are not aware of any expunged benefits the amount of the overpayment calculated without EBT expunged benefits is the amount of the claim.