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Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual |
10.3.2.1
Deadline for an Inadvertent Household Error or IPV Overpayment Claim
10.3.2.2 Deadline for an Administrative Error Overpayment Claim
The deadline for establishing overpayment claims varies depending upon the overpayment type.
A claim for incorrect benefits due to an inadvertent household error or IPV that are subject to recovery should be established before the last day of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the overpayment was discovered. However, this does not bar the establishment of claims due to an inadvertent household error or IPV that fall past this timeframe. Claims for incorrect payments may be established up to six years after the discovery of the error.
EXAMPLE 1: If an overpayment is discovered on June 20th, it must be established by September 30th.
EXAMPLE 2: If an overpayment is discovered on January 2nd, it must be established by June 30th.
Administrative error claims cannot be established if the end of the overpayment period exceeds 12 months from the date of discovery. The date of discovery is the notification date of the overpayment claim.
The overpayment period for administrative error claims ends with the month the error last occurred and extends back 12 months or when the error first became effective, whichever is most recent. In other words, the overpayment period cannot begin more than 12 months prior to the notification date of the overpayment.
EXAMPLE: A W-2 worker discovers on October 1, 2005, that a W-2 participant incorrectly received W-2 payments beginning in August 2004. If the worker establishes the overpayment on October 1, 2005, the overpayment period cannot begin prior to October 2004. Therefore, the overpayment period would be October 2005 through November 2004.
History: There are no previous versions of this policy.