Description
This indicator shows, pursuant to Cash Assistance eligibility rules, the cumulative amount recovered from concealment of income and resources by clients, collections from windfalls, lawsuit settlements and liens on properties, repayment of emergency assistance, and federal reimbursement for assistance given while Social Security Disability benefit applications were pending. It also includes cost savings from various efforts such as fraud investigations, case re-budgeting for income changes, and clients receiving Cash Assistance in more than one state. As of Fiscal Year 2013, HRA has changed its method for calculating the Cash Assistance cost avoidance and recoveries indicator by no longer placing a value on reduced budget recommendations from HRA’s Bureau of Eligibility Verification (BEV). HRA's updated calculation of cost avoidance more accurately reflects the type of recommendations likely to result in savings.