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Bass v. Carlson
Issue
Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) are to be exempt as income and as a resource in the month of receipt and the following month. This change was implemented through an All County Letter for July 1991 and forward.
Date
The final settlement of the Bass order was issued March 4, 1992.
Retroactivity
Corrective payments shall be issued to eligible claimants who self-identify as having their EITC payments incorrectly budgeted during the period January 1, 1991 through June 30, 1991.
A poster entitled “Bass v. Carlson, Welfare May Owe You Money” is to be displayed in each District Office and in the Food Stamp Centers (CET Offices) from June 1, 1992 through November 30, 1992. If a client wishes to apply for benefits under this order, the EW shall send a memo to the CROP Unit, Technology Drive, providing the following information:
- Case name,
- Case number,
- EW number,
- Statement that the client is applying for a retroactive benefit determination under the Bass court order.
Action
The EW need take no further action, once the referral to CROP is made on cases which self-identify.
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