California Department of Social Services - State Hearings Division
Notes from the Training Bureau - January 8, 2003

11. In All County Letter 02-74, on page 3, the first paragraph says:

"For purposes of the 60-month time limit, an overpayment month (i.e. an entire month of aid in which the recipient was not entitled to the cash aid) that is fully repaid by grant reduction or any other means, does not count toward the CalWORKs /TANF 60-month time limit."

Does any other means include child support recoupment?

Answer: YES

12. May the county apply overpayment recoupments made after January 1998 to overpayments that occurred prior to 1998?

Answer: YES, if the overpayment recoupment is made by grant adjustment, voluntary partial or lump sum payment or tax intercept. The county may not, however, apply child support recoupments made in or after January 1998 toward collection of overpayments made prior to January 1998.