Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Inspections Division
Chapter 90 - Public Assistance Debt Recovery Unit
Rule 481-90.5 - Debt Repayment
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
A notice of debt or Form 470-0495, Agreement to Pay a Debt, is used to initiate payments of a debt. The minimum rate of payment is determined by each program unless set by a court order or otherwise negotiated by DHS. All recoveries are transmitted to the DHS cashier. Payments are made directly by cash, check, or money order or through an online payment portal by the debtor except as otherwise provided in this rule. The amount of allotment reduction for a FIP overpayment caused by an agency error shall be different from the amount of allotment reduction for a client error, as determined by DHS.
(1) Active cases-PROMISE JOBS program. For payment reduction for the PROMISE JOBS program, the debtor must provide written permission to effectuate a FIP reduction.
(2) Active cases-FIP, RCA, SNAP. Allotment reduction shall be used, except that cash payment pursuant to a repayment agreement may be used when the repayment amount exceeds the amount that may be collected by allotment reduction. For SNAP, debt repayment may also be made in accordance with subrule 90.5(3).
(3) SNAP with electronic benefit balances. SNAP payments may be made by returning electronic benefits to pay the debt.
