SSA must inform individuals that we paid their retroactive check to the State because of IAR involvement.

Unless we suppress the notice, the system automatically generates an SSA-L8025 (Award Notice) along with paragraph SSI009 (formerly #1046) to a claimant who qualifies for SSI payments and whose retroactive check is sent to the State that provided interim assistance in initial claims (IC) and post-entitlement (PE) situations.

Follow these instructions to prepare a manual IAR notice:

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  Add paragraph SSI009 (formerly #1046) to the SSA-L8025. For IAR notice language, see NL 00804.125; and

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  Send the individual an SSA-L8165 (SSI Important Information) to inform the claimant that the retroactive check goes to the State when the individual's recurring SSI check precedes the retroactive check.

NOTES:

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  The SSA-L8165 does not include appeal rights because it is not an initial determination subject to appeal.

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  If you send the notice to a claimant, beneficiary, or representative payee who alleges being blind or visually impaired, follow the special notice procedures in NL 01001.010.

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  NL 00804.125, Interim Assistance Reimbursement

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  SI 02101.020, Installment Payments of Large Past-Due Benefits-Individual Alive