General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

GR 40-121.14 –
Overpayment
he has used only two months of his five months of
eligibility as an employable. He does not reapply
for aid again until December 31, 2003. His 365-day
time limit period expires January 31, 2004.
However, the new time period will be reset and
begin counting the next 277 days through January
31, 2005.
What happens when an overpayment occurs as
the result of the employability status changing
to employable and the individual is time-limited
off aid in the same month?
LEADER tracks the number of days an employable
individual is eligible and will terminate aid when that
time limit is reached. However, when an
individual’s classification changes from
Unemployable, NSA or Administratively
Unemployable to employable (after the grant is
issued for the month) and eligibility as an
employable individual expires during that same
month, the individual is not entitled to the entire
month’s benefits. In this case, LEADER calculates
an overpayment.
EXAMPLE:
An individual is unemployable on September 1,
2003 and received $221 for the month. On
September 10, 2003, the employability status
changed to employable and there is only five days
of eligibility as an Employable remaining. At the
end of the five days, aid is automatically terminated
effective September 15, 2003. LEADER calculates
the overpayment for the period September 16, 2003
through September 30, 2003.
GR 40-121.15 –
Denial/Termination
Automated
GR 40-121-16
Overpayment for Time
Limited Individuals
Is denial/termination automated on LEADER?
Yes, LEADER automatically denies/terminates aid
for time limits; however, Food Stamps eligibility
must be determined separately.
What should be done when an individual has
been terminated for time limits and a
overpayment that results in a period of
ineligibility is discovered before the next
eligibility date?
The overpayment and time-limits will run
concurrently.
11/23/2011