Whether a household is receiving duplicate subsidies from EBT out-of-state

Situation

In a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave, EBT out-of-state redemption cluster is the evidence after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path. SNAP trafficking investigator has to pick Pay or continue or Recoup for this Public Benefits Trafficking and Eligibility Fraud close using EBT out-of-state redemption cluster.

Decision

SNAP trafficking investigator in a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave must choose Pay or continue / Recoup / Deny / Hold using EBT out-of-state redemption cluster after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path.

Hypotheses to test

• EBT out-of-state redemption cluster reads as Pay or continue once an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path is lined up to the same Public Benefits population.
• EBT out-of-state redemption cluster is closer to Recoup after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path; Pay or continue would over-claim this Trafficking and Eligibility Fraud extract.
• Deny is still live in EBT out-of-state redemption cluster for SNAP trafficking investigator in a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave.
• EBT out-of-state redemption cluster is missing the fact SNAP trafficking investigator needs after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path; stop this Public Benefits close.

Analysis required

• Separate a case-level error from a program-design failure in a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave.
• Match household facts in EBT out-of-state redemption cluster to the rule that pays the benefit.
• Trace the notice and appeal path SNAP trafficking investigator must preserve.
• For this Public Benefits Trafficking and Eligibility Fraud file, read EBT out-of-state redemption cluster against an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path and write the one fact that would move a household is receiving for SNAP trafficking investigator.

Recommendation

Choose Pay or continue / Recoup / Deny / Hold on this Public Benefits / Trafficking and Eligibility Fraud packet (EBT out-of-state redemption cluster after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path). The follow-on Trafficking and Eligibility Fraud action is what SNAP trafficking investigator does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.