111-2 UNDERPAYMENTS DISCOVERED DURING AN OVERPAYMENT DETERMINATION
If the caseworker discovers an underpayment for a past month in the process of determining a program loss, the underpayment must be listed on the Report of Claim Determination e-Form (GEN 95) along with any overpayment. Do not authorize a supplemental issuance to correct the underpayment.
Note:
If a client-caused underpayment is discovered in the process of determining
an overpayment, a supplemental issuance is not issued, nor is it used
to offset the overpayment. See the policy manuals for more information.
The Claims Specialist will offset the overpayment by the amount of any agency-caused underpayment and take the appropriate action to notify the individual. If necessary, the Claims Specialist will issue a supplemental for the balance of the underpayment.
Example (applies
to SNAP, ATAP and APA):
The caseworker discovers an individual failed to declare countable earned
income on a June application, which resulted in an overpayment for the
months of June, July, and August. In reviewing past months, the
caseworker determines that the family also was underpaid for the month
of September because the individual reported a decrease in unemployment
insurance benefits that had not been timely processed.
In this situation, do not authorize the underpayment for September. List
all of the overpayments and the underpayment on the GEN
95 e-Form, and then submit the form to the Claims Specialist.
When the Claims Specialist establishes the claim, the overpayments
will be offset by the underpayment. The Claims Specialist authorizes
any remaining amount due to the individual.
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