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6. UNDERPAYMENTS Underpayment means a financial benefit payment received by or for a TANF household for an eligible month that was less than the amount the TANF assistance unit was eligible to receive. When appropriate, underpayments are corrected by issuance of a supplemental payment to the TANF household. 6.1 Effective Date of Underpayments If changes are reported timely, the effective date for determining the amount of the underpayment is the actual date the change occurred; or If changes are not reported timely, the effective date for determining the amount of the underpayment is the date the change is reported by the TANF household or the date the change is discovered by the Division, regardless of when the change actually occurred. 6.2 Underpayments Applied Against an Overpayment If a supplemental payment is required due to an underpayment and the TANF household also has an overpayment, the supplemental payment is processed as follows: OPEN ELIGIBLILITY – 10% of the payment (20% if the overpayment is the result of an intentional program violation) is withheld and applied against the overpayment balance. CLOSED ELIGIBILITY – The entire underpayment is applied against the overpayment balance. Underpayments exceeding the amount owed on the overpayment are issued to the TANF household. 7. OVERPAYMENTS An overpayment is defined as any benefits provided under TANF and/or provided under the CCDF as administered by the DWSS, paid to, or on behalf of, any individual or group of individuals that exceeds the amount the individual or group was eligible to receive. 7.1 Responsible Individual(s) All members of the TANF household are jointly and separately liable for the value of any incorrect benefits received. Individuals applying on behalf of others in their care or control are also responsible for the value of any incorrect benefits paid that were caused by the individual’s failure to report or incorrect reporting of eligibility information. 7.2 Acceptance of Overpayments from Other States Nevada accepts assignment of debts from another state if the referring state provides sufficient evidence to support the establishment of the debt and indicates, in writing, its willingness to assign future recovery retention right to Nevada. The Division reserves the right to refuse assignment of any case which is determined to be non- collectable, or which fails to meet Nevada’s standards for debt establishment.