149 MASS CHANGES SR 94-04, 04/94 (FAM-A) |
The state or federal government initiates mass changes that can affect all individuals or large numbers of individuals. Mass changes include the following:
• eligibility standards,
• cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security, SSI, VA, and other federal benefits,
• other eligibility criteria based on legislation or regulations,
When mass changes occur, DFA State Office automatically does the following:
• adjusts eligibility or benefits, and
• sends Form 805 to notify individuals of the results of the change.
If an individual requests a fair hearing as a result of a decrease or termination in benefits, reinstate benefits to the pre-change level only if the issue being contested is that:
• eligibility or the amount of benefits was improperly computed, or
• a federal law or regulation was misapplied or misinterpreted.