INCORRECT PAYMENTS
An incorrect payment is a monthly assistance payment received by or for a budget group which is less than or more than the amount for which the budget group was eligible.
- (1) Corrective payments shall be made to a current recipient or a former recipient who has an outstanding underpayment and who reapplies and is found to be eligible under Chapter 175 (relating to allowances and benefits).
- (2) Underpayments which occur due to overestimating the income in initial months or incorrectly considering or computing the income for a payment month are corrected under Chapter 175.
- (3) Overpayments which occur due to underestimating the income in initial months or through client or agency error for a payment month are processed under Chapter 255 (relating to restitution).
Authority
The provisions of this § 183.121 issued under section 403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § 403(b)).
Source
The provisions of this § 183.121 adopted August 26, 1988, effective November 1, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 3921.