Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 10.3 - TANF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Rule 5 - Payment of Assistance/EBT
Section 5-2 - Recovery of incorrect payments

Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 5-2

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3; IC 12-13-7-5

Affected: IC 12-14

Sec. 2.

(a) When recovery of an incorrect payment is made from a recipient's TANF assistance payment, the assistance unit shall retain in the payment month an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the amount of the TANF assistance payable to a family of the same size that has no income.

(b) Good cause for an alien sponsor's failure to provide correct information regarding his or her income and resources is limited to the legal incompetence of the sponsor at the time the information was provided to the county department. "Alien sponsor" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 400.

(c) When:

(1) an underpayment of benefits to a unit has been established; and

(2) a member of the unit is obligated to repay TANF benefits that were issued to him or her in error; the amount of the underpaid benefit total shall be credited against the TANF indebtedness before any monies are paid directly to the unit as a result of the underpayment.

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