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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP PROGRAM VIOLATIONS/SANCTIONS 910 INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION (IPV) (toc) 910.1 IPV Definition (toc) An IPV occurs when a recipient intentionally: • makes a false or misleading statement, or misrepresents, conceals, withholds information, or submits a falsified document; • commits any other action to mislead, misrepresent, conceal or withhold facts; • attempts to obtain, increase or continue public assistance benefits for themselves or others to which they would otherwise not be entitled; • fails to comply with reporting requirements as set forth in Eligibility and Payments (E&P) manual section (MS) B-600; • alters any voucher or check to increase its value or duplicates any voucher or check to receive benefits they were not entitled to receive; • does not use or does not return training funds in a manner consistent with the training agreement; • commits any act that constitutes a violation of SNAP, SNAP regulations, or any State statute for using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, possessing or trafficking of SNAP benefits or EBT cards. The actions listed above do not have to result in a claim to uphold the definition of an IPV. If there is the potential for incorrect benefits to be issued, an IPV may exist. A program violation is presumed to be intentional when the accused individual: • had knowledge of the information withheld or misrepresented; • failed to report or clarify the information withheld or misrepresented during contact with Division of Social Services (DSS) or contracted staff, either in person, by mail, by phone, FAX, online submission (Internet) or e-mail; • has demonstrated the ability to report or clarify required information in the past; • has a history of previous program violations and/or client caused claims; or • signed and/or initialed a DSS document acknowledging their reporting requirements and obligations and the penalty for hiding or giving false information. The following acts are examples of an IPV, but are not all inclusive: • Concealing or misrepresenting – one’s identity, Social Security Number (SSN), employment information or self-employment, paternity information or pregnancy information, marital status, household resources, the number of persons living in the home earned or unearned income, child care information, assets, residency, household expenses, non-custodial parent (NCP) information, citizenship, a household member’s temporary absence from the home, receipt of public or government assistance, criminal information, school attendance of children and minor parents, child support issues, medical expenses, separate food units, medical conditions of persons living B-910 PROGRAM VIOLATIONS/ SANCTIONS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 13 July 26 MTL 13/26 INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION (IPV)