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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM SSI RECIPIENTS’ ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER D, PAGE 14 When the double counting exception applies to some of the overpayment periods but not to all of them, assume the amount being withheld is being withheld first to repay any overpayments not subject to the exception. Apply this assumption regardless of the chronological order in which the overpayments occurred. Example 1: An individual receiving SSI was overpaid in 2017 and 2018. For purposes of collecting the overpayment, recovery is normally allocated in chronological order, i.e., the 2017 overpayment is satisfied first and then collection begins for the 2018 overpayment. However, in this example, the double counting exception applies only to the 2017 overpayment as the individual did not receive AG during the 2018 overpayment period. The worker will assume the 2018 overpayment is satisfied first, meaning the gross SSI amount will be counted for the months over which the 2018 overpayment is recouped. When the 2018 recoupment ends, the 2017 recoupment will begin and the net amount of the SSI payment will be used in determining the AG payment amount. Example 2: Mr. Smith was overpaid $300 in VA benefits in 2017 and $500 in 2018. VA began withholding $100 a month in August 2018. The withholding will continue until the full $800 is recovered, August 2018 through March 2019. Mr. Smith reapplied and was approved for AG in July 2018. The worker determined that Mr. Smith did not receive AG during the 2018 overpayment period but did receive AG during the2017 period and that the overpaid amount was used in determining his AG. Therefore, the double counting exception applies to the 2017 overpayment but does not apply to the 2018 overpayment. The worker must consider that the withheld amount is being used to pay the 2018 overpayment first as the double counting exception does not apply to it. This means the $100 being withheld for the first five months, August through November 2018, will be counted as income in determining the AG payment. The $100 withheld for December 2018 through March 2019 will not be counted as income.

8. SSI Underpayments