Benefits - Your Responsibilities
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You Must Give Correct InformationIf you knowingly give false, incorrect or incomplete information in order to receive or help someone else receive benefits, you are subject to prosecution for fraud or a disqualification hearing. You Must CooperatePlease provide information the agency requests to determine your eligibility. If you refuse to cooperate with any review of your eligibility, including reviews by Quality Control, your benefits may be denied or stopped until you cooperate. Your signature authorizes the release to the agency of all information needed to determine eligibility. It also authorizes the release of any medical or psychological information obtained from any source to the Social Security Administration, or to the state or local agency that may review your application for financial or medical assistance. You Must Report Required ChangesYou must report all required changes within the time limits required. The following are some examples but do not include every change that you must report. If you are not sure whether to report a particular change, discuss this with your worker. You may submit changes verbally in person, by telephone, or you may use the applicable change form. SNAP - You must report the following changes within 10 days:
Medical Assistance - You must report the following changes within 10 days:
General Relief, Energy Assistance and Auxiliary Grants - You must report the following changes on the first day following the change that the agency is open:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) - You must report the following changes within 10 days of the day they occur, but at the latest, you have until the 10th day of the following month to report the change:
You Must Repay Certain SNAP BenefitsIf your household received more SNAP benefits than it should have received, your household may be required to repay these benefits. The following persons are responsible for this repayment: any adult member of the household at the time of overissuance, even if the person has moved out; the sponsor of an immigrant member of the household; or the authorized representative of a resident of a drug or alcohol treatment center or group living arrangement. |
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http://www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/responsibility.cgi