A notice of debt or Form 470-0495, Agreement to Pay a Debt,
is used to initiate payments of a debt. The minimum rate of payment is
determined by each program unless set by a court order or otherwise negotiated
by DHS. All recoveries are transmitted to the DHS cashier. Payments are made
directly by cash, check, or money order or through an online payment portal by
the debtor except as otherwise provided in this rule. The amount of allotment
reduction for a FIP overpayment caused by an agency error shall be different
from the amount of allotment reduction for a client error, as determined by
DHS.
(1)
Active cases-PROMISE
JOBS program. For payment reduction for the PROMISE JOBS program, the
debtor must provide written permission to effectuate a FIP reduction.
(2)
Active cases-FIP, RCA,
SNAP. Allotment reduction shall be used, except that cash payment
pursuant to a repayment agreement may be used when the repayment amount exceeds
the amount that may be collected by allotment reduction. For SNAP, debt
repayment may also be made in accordance with subrule 90.5(3).
(3)
SNAP with electronic benefit
balances. SNAP payments may be made by returning electronic benefits
to pay the debt.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 481-90.5
ARC 8656B, lAB 4/7/10,
effective 5/12/10
Amended by
IAB
September 7, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 5, effective
10/12/2022
