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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE TRANSFERS 11/18 CHAPTER G PAGE 40 hardship. For periods of ineligibility of 6 to 12 months, contact may be scheduled for the halfway point and the final month. 21.9.3. Documenting Whether Undue Hardship Has Continued When the individual is contacted:  Obtain the individual's signed allegation that AG was needed to prevent the loss of food or shelter for any months not covered by the previous signed allegation.  Verify the individual's income and resources for any months not previously verified using appropriate documents (e.g., bank statements, award letters).  Determine whether the total available income and resources in any of the months was over the limit for undue hardship payments. For any month that the individual's total available funds were over the limit, undue hardship does not apply and an overpayment exists. See Chapter G, 3.  If undue hardship continues for the remaining months of the ineligibility period, continue payments. 21.10. Determining Undue Hardship For Past Months In Ongoing Cases Use this procedure for ongoing cases when the period of ineligibility includes past months for which AG benefits have already been paid. 21.10.1. Step One  Assume that the individual needed the AG payments in order to obtain food and shelter. (No statement required.)  For each month of the past period, determine if the individual’s total available funds were below the ALF/AFCH rate.  Determine that undue hardship existed for each month that the individual was below the limit for total available funds.  If the individual was not below the total available funds limit for any month, go to step two. 21.10.2. Step Two