General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

QR7. On January 5, 2005, the EW discovered
through an IEVS match, that the individual has
income that exceeded the GR eligibility limit in
January 2004. The individual is still receiving the
income. The individual should have reported this
change by January 10, 2004, and the case
terminated due to financial ineligibility effective
January 31, 2004. The EW manually completes
the PA 574, determining that the individual was
ineligible from February 2004 through September
30, 2004, and then enters the claim information on
LEADER. A period of ineligibility is established for
eight months, beginning February 2005, through
September 2005. A manual NOA is completed
and mailed to the individual.
NOTE: In determining an overpayment resulting
from failure to report income, the Earned
Income Disregard (ID) must be allowed.
GR 44-309.8 –
Knowledge of
Reporting
Responsibility
Are individuals presumed to know their
reporting responsibilities?
Yes, an individual is presumed to know the
provisions for eligibility and reporting responsibility
and to reasonably understand these provisions,
unless evidence to the contrary is presented.
Refer to GR 40-104 for additional details on
reporting responsibilities.
Also, an individual is presumed to know of
changes in income, needs, resources, and other
circumstances affecting his/her individual situation,
unless evidence to the contrary is presented.
GR 44-309.9 – Meeting
Reporting
Responsibility
GR 44-309.10 –
Reporting
Responsibility Not Met
How is the reporting responsibility met?
An individual meets the reporting responsibility
when making an accurate and complete report of
all facts that have an effect on their eligibility/grant
within five (5) calendar days of his learning of the
event (receipt of income, change in need, etc.)
affecting grant or eligibility.
When are the reporting responsibilities NOT
met?
An individual fails to meet the reporting
responsibility if the individual has been informed of