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206 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 4: Household information respect to the place of residence of the individual to receive assistance simultaneously from two or more states under programs funded under title IV or XIX of the Social Security Act, or • Is found guilty in an IPV hearing or admits, in a written waiver of the right to an IPV hearing, to having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the identity or place of residence of the individual to receive benefits simultaneously from two or more states. If the Investigator has documentary evidence of an IPV and has decided not to refer the case for prosecution, the Investigator will refer the case to the IPV Team for IPV processing. When the final hearing order is received by the IPV Team and the claimant is found to have committed an IPV, the case is referred to the Overpayment Writing Unit (OWU) for initiation of disqualification penalties and collection of the overpayment. IPV (intentional program violation) person disqualification periods: • First IPV = 12 months • Second IPV = 24 months • Third IPV = permanent The following is a nonexclusive list of reasons that support a determination of permanent ineligibility: • Safety concerns or • The likelihood of future violations or • The degree of egregiousness of any of the established IPVs or • The degree of primary involvement in the violation by the provider. Click here for Program integrity. ERDC This does not apply to the ERDC program. REF The individual in the REF household will receive an IPV if the individual: • Is convicted in state or federal court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the place of residence of the individual to receive assistance simultaneously from two or more states under programs funded under title IV or XIX of the Social Security Act, or • Is found guilty in an IPV hearing or admits, in a written waiver of the right to an IPV hearing, to having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the identity or place of residence of the individual to receive benefits simultaneously from two or more states. If the Investigator has documented evidence of an IPV and has decided not to refer the case for prosecution, the Investigator will refer the case to the IPV Team for IPV processing. When the final hearing order is received by the IPV Team, and the claimant is found to have committed an IPV, the case is referred to the Overpayment Writing Unit (OWU) for initiation of disqualification penalties and collection of the overpayment. IPV (intentional program violation) person disqualification periods: