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OFFSETTING CLAIMS: When the initial allotment is issued untimely, but within 60 days of application, it can’t be reduced to offset an existing overpayment. If an overpayment claim has not yet been established and there is also an under-issuance that needs to be authorized, both actions must be taken. If there is an open overpayment claim for months prior to the underpayment month, the entire restoration (SNAP 1504-2 Under-Issuance) is applied to the oldest outstanding claim up to the total amount needed to satisfy the overpayment claim. If a household is entitled to a supplement and there is an open overpayment claim for months prior to the under-issuance month, the amount recouped will be $10.00 or 10% of the supplement, whichever is greater, up to the outstanding overpayment amount. Households determined to have committed an IPV must have an allotment reduction of $20.00 or 20% whichever is greater. TIME LIMITS FOR RESTORING: Benefits must be restored if the loss occurred no more than 12 months from the most recent of the following events: 1. The date the household, another person or agency notifies the OPA of the possible loss to that specific household. Notification to the OPA can be oral or written. 2. The date the OPA is notified or otherwise discovers that a loss to a specific household has occurred. 3. Benefits were found by any judicial action to have been wrongfully withheld. If the judicial action is the first action the recipient took to receive restored benefits, they shall be restored for no more than 12 months from the date the court action was initiated. If the judicial action is a review of an action taken by the OPA, benefits are restored for a period of no more than 12 months from whichever of the following dates occurred first: a. The date the OPA receives the request for restoration; or, b. If no request is received, the date the fair hearing action was initiated. COMPUTING BENEFITS TO BE RESTORED: A household is entitled to restored benefits even if it is not currently receiving SNAP benefits. Restore benefits only for those months that the household actually received SNAP benefits not to exceed 12 months. EXCEPTION: Restored benefits may be issued for months a household was not actually receiving SNAP benefits if the household was incorrectly denied. If, due to an agency-caused error, an eligible household's application was denied or the eligibility staff member delayed benefits to an eligible household, the month of the application is considered the first month the loss occurred. The eligibility staff member must provide benefits retroactive to the date of application. If an eligible household made timely application for continued benefits and was not provided an opportunity to participate in the month following the expiration of its certification period, the month following the end of the certification period is considered the first month the loss occurred. If a household's benefits were erroneously terminated, the first month that benefits were not received as a result of the erroneous action is considered the month the loss initially occurred. After determining