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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION CLAIMS Requirements for Establishing Recipient Claims ____________________________________________________________________________________

11 Section 805 Change #1-2017 April 1, 2017

A. Lump-sum Payments

B. Cash Payments (Voluntary Repayment Agreement, Civil Court, Confession of Judgement, etc.)

C. FNS/Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

D. Allotment Reductions

E. Treasury Offset - See Section 845, Treasury Offset Program, and Section 850, N.C. Debt Set-Off Collection (Tax Intercept) Procedures.

F. NC Education Lottery Interception. See Section 865.

G. Wage Garnishment

1. Private Employers (IPV Only)

2. Article 60 (State Employees Only)

3. Hatch Act (Military Personnel Only)

H. Expungement

I. Restorations and Supplements payment type O (See Section 905.01).

Negotiate a Voluntary Repayment Agreement with the household. Each claim must have a separate Voluntary Repayment Agreement. All FNS claims must be paid off within 36 months, unless a hardship was determined. If a debtor makes a Voluntary Repayment Agreement for 36 months and it is determined at a later date that there is a hardship, the Voluntary Repayment Agreement can be renegotiated for 60 month payments, however the monthly payment must meet the minimum requirements to pay the claim in full within 60 months from the Date of Establishment.