New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE
Section 10:87-11.15 - Computing amount to be restored

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:87-11.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) After correcting the loss for future months and excluding those months for which benefits may have been lost prior to the 12-month time limits described at 10:87-11.12, the CWA shall calculate the amount to be restored as follows:

1. If the household was eligible but received an incorrect allotment, the loss of benefits shall be calculated only for those months the household participated in the program.

2. If the loss was caused by an incorrect delay, denial or termination of benefits, the months affected by the loss shall be calculated as follows:
i. If an eligible household's application was erroneously denied, the month the loss initially occurred shall be the month of application, or for an eligible household filing a timely reapplication, the month following the expiration of its certification period.

ii. If an eligible household's application was delayed, the months for which benefits are lost shall be calculated in accordance with procedures at 10:87-2.27 for determining whether the delay was caused by the household or by the CWA.

iii. If a household's benefits were erroneously terminated, the month the loss initially occurred shall be the first month benefits were not received as a result of the erroneous action.

iv. After computing the date the loss initially occurred, the loss shall be calculated for each month subsequent to that date until either the first month the error is corrected or the first month the household is found ineligible.

(b) For each month affected by the loss, the CWA shall determine if the household was actually eligible. In cases where there is no information in the household's case record to document that the household was actually eligible, the CWA shall advise that household of what information must be provided to demonstrate eligibility for these months. For each month the household cannot provide the necessary information to demonstrate its eligibility, the household shall be considered ineligible.

(c) For the months the household was eligible, the CWA shall calculate the allotment the household should have received. If the household received a smaller allotment than it was eligible to receive, the difference between the actual and correct allotment equals the amount to be restored.

(d) If a claim against a household is unpaid or held in suspense, the amount to be restored shall be offset against the amount due on the claim before any restoration is made to the household. At the point in time when the household is certified and receives an initial allotment, the initial allotment shall not be reduced to offset claims, even if the initial allotment is paid retroactively. Similarly, initial allotments given at recertification shall not be reduced to offset claims.

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