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Vaessen v. Woods
Issue
The Court has ordered the State to treat income tax refunds as resources rather than income in grant determinations.
Note: The EIC is still considered lump sum earned income.
Retroactivity
The final order requires CWDs to provide retroactive benefits plus interest for recipients/applicants whose income tax refunds were applied as income during the periods of January 1, 1979 through March 31, 1980 and May 1, 1982 through August 31, 1982. Applications for retroactive benefits were sent to individuals who received income tax refunds during the times mentioned above. The CROP Unit will be responsible for processing applications for Vaessen v. Woods retroactive benefits. The filing period is March 1, 1988 through May 31, 1988.
Implementation
No eligibility determinations are required by the case carrying EW. However, any Vaessen v. Woods applications for retroactive benefits which are received by EWs must be date stamped and forwarded to the CROP Unit, 2nd floor - Central.
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