Sec. 2. (a) If while receiving supplemental assistance a recipient obtains property or income in excess of the amount stated in the application, the recipient shall notify the division or county office, if the recipient receives supplemental assistance to the aged, immediately of the receipt or possession of the property or income.

     (b) The division may, after investigation, cancel or alter the amount of the assistance in accordance with the circumstances.

     (c) Excess supplemental assistance paid is recoverable by the county as a debt due to the state.

     (d) However, an eligible individual is not required to notify the division or county office of a Holocaust victim’s settlement payment received by the individual. The division may not alter the amount of supplemental assistance paid to the individual after the individual’s receipt of the payment.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 12-1-5-16(a); 12-1-6-18(a) part; 12-1-7.1-16(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.96; P.L.5-1993, SEC.109; P.L.128-1999, SEC.17.