Section 16.03.04.675 - IPV, IHE, AND AE FOOD STAMP CLAIMSAn overissuance exists when the amount of Food Stamps issued exceeds the Food Stamps a household is eligible to receive. The Department must establish a claim against the household, to recover the value of Food Stamps overissued or misused. The types of Food Stamp claims are listed below.
01.Intentional Program Violation (IPV) Claim. A overissuance caused by an intentional, knowing, and willful program violation.02.Inadvertent Household Error (IHE) Claims. An error, without intent to cause an overissuance, which results in a Food Stamp overissuance. Causes of IHE claims are:a. Failure to give information. A household, without intent to cause an overissuance, fails to give correct or complete information.b. Failure to report change that was required to be reported. A household, without intent to cause an overissuance, fails to report changes or to report at all.c. Failure to comply. A household, without intent to cause an overissuance, fails to comply due to language barrier, educational level, or not understanding written or verbal instructions.d. Pending IPV. An IHE claim occurs between the time of an IPV referral and the IPV decision.03.Agency Error Claim (AE). A claim that results from an overissuance caused by a Department action or a failure to act.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.675