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745 Chapter 3:Processes and procedures • Section 5: Program integrity (07/2026) Cash benefits include JOBS program support payments, including child care support service payments. Overpayment liability In the TANF program, the following individuals are liable for repayment of an overpayment: • Each individual in the filing group or required to be in the filing group and the payee when the overpayment was incurred, except an individual who did not reside with and did not know they were included in the filing group • A caretaker relative (see Definitions for Chapter 461, OAR 461-001-0000) and their spouse (see OAR 461-001-0000) who were not part of, but resided with, the filing group when the overpayment was incurred • A parent (see OAR 461-001-0000) or caretaker relative of a child (see OAR 461-001-0000) in the benefit group (see Benefit Group, OAR 461-110-0750) and the spouse of the parent or caretaker relative if the parent, caretaker relative or spouse was a member of or resided with the filing group when the overpayment was incurred • An individual determined liable for an overpayment remains liable when the individual becomes a member of a new filing group • An authorized representative (see Authorized Representatives; General, OAR 461-115-0090) when the authorized representative gave incorrect or incomplete information or withheld information resulting in the overpayment. ERDC In the ERDC program, an overpayment includes a payment for child care made by the ERDC program to or on behalf of an individual that: • Is paid to an ineligible provider • Exceeds the amount for which a provider is eligible • Is paid when the individual was not engaged in an activity that made the individual eligible for child care, such as working or attending school, or • Is paid when the individual was not eligible for child care benefits. It is not an individual overpayment in the child care program when an individual would otherwise be eligible for a child care payment and provides inaccurate information due to an aspect of a documented disability of the individual. It may not be a provider overpayment in the child care program when the total paid to two or more providers exceeds the monthly limit the ERDC program may pay on behalf of the individual unless: • Two or more providers were paid at the full-time rate, or • One of the providers is under contract with DELC to provide ERDC child care. Liability for Child Care Program overpayments An overpayment caused by administrative error is collectible as follows: • The provider is liable for a provider overpayment made on behalf of the individual eligible for child care payments.