New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE
Section 10:87-11.21 - Treasury Offset Program
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:87-11.21
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Rules on the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) are as follows:
1. Procedures for referring debts to TOP are
as follows:
i. Appropriate client contact
shall be made by the CWA prior to forwarding a claim to DFD for referral to
TOP.
ii. When a claim for $ 25.00
or more becomes delinquent, the CWA shall send a demand letter(s) at 30, 60 and
90-day intervals to the client requesting that he or she make voluntary payment
or set up a payment schedule. This will require the CWA to identify and track
delinquent claims at the 30, 60 and 90-day periods.
iii. If the client has not responded to the
demand letter issued at the 90-day interval, the CWA shall refer these claims
to DFD for processing. A 60-day notice will be generated advising the client
that if he or she does not contact the CWA for payment of the claim by the end
of the 60-day period, the claim shall be referred to TOP.
iv. The CWA shall certify that all claims
referred to TOP are 120 days delinquent and legally enforceable.
v. The CWA shall also follow DFD procedures
regarding responding to inquiries, subsequent reviews and hearings, and any
other procedures determined necessary in the debtor notification
process.
2. Procedures
for debts not referred to TOP are as follows:
i. The CWA shall not refer to TOP a claim
when:
(1) It becomes aware that the debtor is
a member of a participating household that is having its allotment reduced to
collect the claim; or
(2) It falls
into any other category designated by USDA/FNS and transmitted through DFD as
non-referable to TOP.
3. Procedures in effect on debtors to TOP are
as follows:
i. As a debtor, if the claim is
referred to TOP, any eligible Federal payment which is owed may be intercepted
through TOP.
ii. The debtor is also
responsible for paying any collection or processing fees charged by the Federal
government to intercept the payment.
4. Procedures when a claim is in TOP are as
follows:
i. The CWA shall follow USDA/FNS
procedures, as transmitted through DFD, when a claim is in TOP.
ii. The CWA shall inactivate or close a claim
from TOP if:
(1) USDA/FNS or Treasury
instructs to inactivate or close the debt; or
(2) It is discovered that:
(A) The debtor is a member of an NJ SNAP
household undergoing allotment reduction;
(B) The claim is paid up;
(C) The claim is disposed of through a
hearing, termination, compromise or any other means;
(D) The claim was referred to TOP in error;
or
(E) An arrangement is made with
the debtor to resume payments.
5. DFD transmitted procedure on receiving and
reporting TOP payments shall be followed.
6. DFD transmitted procedure regarding any
security or confidentiality agreements or processes necessary for TOP
participation shall be followed.
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