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This message is to advise social services districts about a recent clarification received from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding Intentional Program Violations (IPV) in the Food Stamp program. Specifically, the USDA clarified the circumstances in which the provision of false or misleading information regarding marital status on an application or recertification form may constitute an IPV. The USDA has stated that, for purposes of establishing an IPV in the Food Stamp program, the applicant/recipient must have provided the false or misleading marital status information intentionally and for the purpose of affecting food stamp eligibility and/or benefit level. Further, the USDA also clarified that an IPV may be established even if the false or misleading information does not affect eligibility or benefit amounts. An overpayment does not need to have occurred in order to pursue the IPV.
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