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

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

1. The household failed to sign the application. Do not establish a claim solely because the application is not signed, providing benefits are correct. However, the local agency is not prohibited from establishing a claim because the application is not signed. Criminal prosecution may be precluded but administrative action is not.

2. The household did not live in the county where certified (provided there was no dual participation). If it was determined that a debtor did not report that they were living in a county other than the one the debtor was certified in at the time of the overissuance the local agency that issued the benefits is required to establish the claim.

3. The claim amount is less than $125.00 for a non-participating household, unless the referral is discovered by a QC review, the result of trafficking, or the local agency has a state approved claims management plan for less than $125.00.

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C. The agency failed to send the Notice of Adverse Action for failure to comply with Employment and Training (E&T) in a timely manner.

D. Benefits were continued because of a Fair Hearing to appeal an E&T, voluntary quit, or Workfare non-compliance. A claim is not appropriate because the proposed disqualification is for a future period.

E. The FNS allotment is based on anticipated income and deductions. If the “anticipation” is incorrect, there is no overissuance if all eligibility factors were correctly considered and the allotment was computed correctly.

F. For jointly processed applications (SSI and FNS) taken by the Social Security Office and approved for SSI, do not establish a claim for any information reported to SSA at application or at any time during the initial 12 months’ certification period.

G. For jointly processed applications (SSI and FNS) taken by the SSA and denied for SSI, do not establish a claim for any information reported to SSA at application or at any time during the initial certification period.

H. Changes in household circumstances which occurred during the certification period which the household is not required to report, such as changes in real property, medical expenses during the certification period, dropping out of school, etc. See Section 450 after August 1, 2009.

I. Neither the agency nor the FNS unit are responsible for overissuances that occur during the period of TFNS benefits that result from errors in the Work First Family Assistance (WFFA) check or the FNS allotment determination prior to TFNS. However, a claim must be established for any overissuances received in the months prior to TFNS benefit period. A claim must be established against a household that received dual benefits during the TFNS period, or an IPV disqualification should have been imposed during the TFNS period.