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

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

EXAMPLE: A FNS Unit reports new earned income in June 2003. The change results in ineligibility for the Work First Family Assistance effective July 2003, and the FNS case is transferred to TFNS effective July 2003 for the months of July 2003 through November 2003. In August, 2003, the agency becomes aware that the FNS unit had failed to report receiving direct child support since March 2002. A claim cannot be established for the months of July 2003 and August 2003, and the allotment cannot be changed for the remaining months of the TFNS benefit period. Establish a claim for the overissued months prior to July 2003.

J. Do not establish a claim against a Simplified Reporting or SNAP household for moving out of state. A FNS Household that receives dual benefits in NC and another state made a false statement at the second application regarding their receipt of benefits from the first state. The state in which the false statement was made establishes a claim. The other state involved establishes a claim if the state in which the false statement was made does not establish a claim.

805.04 RECIPIENT CLAIMS FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

A. Sponsored Aliens

1. The sponsor of an alien and the alien are jointly liable for any overissuance of benefits as a result of incorrect information provided by the sponsor. However, if the alien’s sponsor had good cause or was not at fault for supplying the incorrect information, the alien’s household is solely liable for repayment of the overissuance.

2. Determinations of good cause are made on a case-by-case basis by the State Office/Program Integrity. Request a determination of good cause by letter or fax to 919-334-1265, giving a summary of the details provided by the alien or sponsor.

3. If the sponsor did not have good cause, hold both the sponsor and the alien’s household jointly responsible for claims established within three years after the alien’s entry into the United States. If an overissuance occurs three years after the alien’s entry into the United States, hold the alien solely responsible.

4. Procedures for determining IPV, IHE, or AE and collection action are the same as for any other household.

B. Changes in Household Composition

1. Establish and/or initiate collection against the household that received the overissuance.

2. If the household composition has changed, establish and initiate collection against anyone who was an adult household member at the time the overissuance occurred.

3. Do not list an individual as a debtor if: