§ 12-14-18-2 — Cancellation or alteration of amount of assistance

Indiana § 12-14-18-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 14: FAMILY ASSISTANCE SERVICES
• Ch. 18: Supplemental Assistance; Excess Property or Income

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(a) If while receiving supplemental assistance
a recipient obtains property or income in excess of the amount stated
in the application, the recipient shall notify the division or county
office, if the recipient receives supplemental assistance to the aged,
immediately of the receipt or possession of the property or income.
(b) The division may, after investigation, cancel or alter the amount
of the assistance in accordance with the circumstances.
(c) Excess supplemental assistance paid is recoverable by the county
as a debt due to the state.
(d) However, an eligible individual is not required to notify the
division or county office of a Holocaust victim's settlement payment
received by the individual. The division may not alter the amount of
supplemental assistance paid to the individual after the individual's
receipt of the payment.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 12-1-5-16(a); 12-1-6-18(a)
part; 12-1-7.1-16(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.96; P.L.5-1993, SEC.109; P.L.128-1999, SEC.17.