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20500 IPV DISQUALIFICATION

IPV disqualification time frames are determined based on when the IPV infraction occurred. The date an IPV infraction occurs is defined as the first month the incorrectly or unreported information would have affected the household’s eligibility or allotment amount (first overpayment month).

Individuals who intentionally caused one or more infractions after September 22, 1996, and were found to have committed an intentional program violation, are ineligible to participate for:  12 months if this is their first violation  24 months for the second violation  Permanently for the third violation.

If the infraction occurred prior to September 23, 1996, the individual is ineligible to participate for:  6 months for the first violation  12 months for the second violation  Permanently for the third violation.

Once an individual has signed a waiver/consent agreement or been found guilty of an intentional program violation, the violation counts unless it occurred prior to July 1983. If an individual had one or more violations prior to July 1983, the violation(s) only counts as one.

Example: Jane’s TANF case is closed for July through September for voluntary quit. Jane was on SNAP at the time she quit but was exempt from SNAP work registration requirements because of her TANF WORK participation. Jane is removed from SNAP for July through September and her income, resources, and allowable expenses continue to count in the SNAP budget. In August, Jane secures new employment that would make her ineligible for TANF but eligible for SNAP. When Jane reports the new job, she is added back into the SNAP household for September because she is no longer eligible for TANF for reasons other than the quit. Example 1: John didn’t report Jane was employed during the September 15 application interview, and he was certified for benefits September through August. On December 5, an IEVS hit alerted the Specialist about Jane’s employment and verification of her income made the household ineligible back to September (application month). The IPV infraction date, September (e.g. 09-01-23), is the date entered on MEMS.

Example 2: John and Jane had an on-going monthly reporting SNAP case with their most recent certification period being January through December. John started receiving VA benefits in June but did not report the information until their renewal interview in December. The VA income did not cause prospective ineligibility for July benefits; therefore, John and Jane did not have an overpayment until benefit month August. The month entered for the IPV infraction date on the MEMS panel should be August (e.g. 08-01-23). Example: John was found guilty of an IPV for over issued benefits for 01/22 - 03/22. The disqualification period is 6 months. He was subsequently found guilty of IPV for over issued benefits 10/22 - 12/22. The disqualification is 24 months for this violation. Example: Jane was found guilty of IPVs 06-82, 06-83, 06-95, and 06-20. The IPVS in 1982 and 1983 count as one violation, the 1995 IPV counts as the second violation, and the June 2020 counts as the third.