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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 11

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual

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The following persons are equally liable for the total amount of the overpayment and are liable debtors: • Adult or emancipated minors in the AG • Disqualified individuals who would otherwise be required to be included • An unreported adult who would have been required to be in the AG had he been reported • Sponsors of noncitizen AGs when the sponsor is responsible for the overpayment • An authorized representative of an AG if he is responsible for the overpayment For AGs containing a liable debtor that are certified at the time the claim is established, collection activity may begin by recoupment, after the notice period expires. Recoupment by benefit allotment reduction is mandatory for all claims when a liable debtor is certified for SNAP. The eligibility system automatically begins recoupment and posts these payments to the claim. 11.2.5.A Collection Priority Collections may be made on only one SNAP claim at a time. Claims are collected in the following priority order: • IPV • UPV, Client • UPV, Agency Based on this priority list, payments are credited to the oldest claim first, until it is paid. Then, payments are credited to the next oldest claim.

NOTE: When the reduction causes the benefit to be reduced to zero, the AG must remain active if otherwise eligible. The AG is subject to all program requirements, including redetermination. This ensures that the benefit reduction is credited in the eligibility system. EXCEPTION: Payments received due to a court order are credited to the specific claim, regardless of the priority order or age of the claim. Also, payments received from the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) are credited to the targeted claim.