792-1 CALCULATING THE CORRECT PAYMENT
When a family has received an incorrect amount of benefits, the caseworker must determine the cause of the incorrect benefit and the amount of benefits that should have been issued. In making these determinations, correct only those items that were incorrect when the payment was initially calculated. Apply the effective date of change policy (the 10-10-10 rule) at ATAP MS 790-2 to determine the months an incorrect benefit was issued.
792-1 A. CORRECTING INCOME ERRORS:
• Use actual income for any month for which all income has been received. If all the income for a month has not been received, use the estimating income policy at ATAP MS 756-1 D.
• Use estimated income amounts if attempts to obtain verification of actual income have been pursued and documented, but are unsuccessful.
• Count the income from sources that would have been anticipated. For example, if an incorrect benefit results from the household’s failure to report a new source of income, the correct benefit would be calculated using the actual income from that source, and the actual income from other sources that would have been anticipated at the time the original determination was made.
792-1 B. CORRECTING HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION ERRORS
When correcting household composition errors, include individuals who would have been part of the assistance unit based on the effective date of change policy at ATAP MS 790-2. If an individual joins a family and has income, use the policy above for correcting income errors.
792-1 C. CORRECTING ERRORS CAUSED BY INCORRECT DEDUCTIONS
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