Section 1-13 - Adjustments to Benefits or Payment (a) Benefits - (i) Adjustments to LIEAP benefits, such as a new fuel supplier, new fuel type, collection of overpayment, revising recipients income or worker error, shall be made through the LIEAP computer system where benefits shall be automatically adjusted.
- (ii) A Notice of Action shall be sent to the recipient explaining the corrective action and a copy retained in the recipient's file.
- (iii) Exception: If recipient has received all of his or her payments, a pay document is submitted to the LIEAP office for vouchering, provided recipient is due funds after the adjustment was made. Otherwise, the LIEAP computer system shall show the recipient receiving an overpayment.
(b) Payments - (i) When an overpayment occurs (the amount of the benefit exceeds the amount of actual primary fuel cost) the following shall be done:
- (A) The original fuel supplier is notified of recipient's change of supplier. The original supplier must refund any excess benefit within thirty (30) days of final reading.
- (B) When the refund is returned to the State, the LIEAP worker submits a pay document to the State LIEAP program requesting the refunded benefit be transferred to the new fuel supplier. The State LIEAP office shall have the refunded benefit from the original fuel supplier before benefit transfer is processed.
- (ii) When vendors remit lump-sum refunds, they shall submit a list of recipient names, amount of refund, and the State ID number.
(b) LIEAP overpayments from a previous year(s) shall be recovered from a recipient's current adjusted benefit.
049-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-13