This section provides procedures for developing recipient allegations about earned income during the RZ interview.

Opening a “REDETERMINATION with or without RECAPs” event creates a MSSICS “path” that will guide the interviewer to the appropriate screens to document allegations and evidence relating to earned income.

Question 5 on the SSA–8202–BK is a two-part question:

Since the date above, have you, or your spouse living with you, earned money from working or do you expect to earn money from working in the next 14 months? (DO NOT COUNT earnings from self-employment.)

If you have earned money from working, please give the following information:

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  Amount(s) of Earnings for Past Months

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  Estimates of Earnings for this Month and Future Months

Question 12 on the SSA–8203–BK is a two-part question:

Since the date on page 1, have you (or your spouse living with you) worked or do you expect to work in the next 14 months? If “yes,” please give:

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  Amounts for Past Months

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  Estimates for Current and Future Months

Kinds of earned income to be developed are:

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  Wages, including the first 6 months of sick pay (SI 00820.100 and SI 00820.005, respectively);

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  I-kind remuneration (SI 00820.010);

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  Sheltered workshop payments (SI 00820.300);

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  Net earnings from self-employment (SI 02305.096); and

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  Royalties earned by an individual in connection with any publication of their work and any honoraria received for services rendered (SI 00820.450)

See SI 02302.006 for instructions on informing recipients about work incentives.

Develop allegations about earned income as follows:

The system will, in most cases, automatically compute the net amount for all periods where there are excess payments and additional amounts due for the period(s) under review. If the net result is an overpayment, the system will create an overpayment sequence for the period under review. The system will, in most cases, notify the individual of the net result either by sending a post eligibility notice (and issuing an underpayment) or by sending an initial overpayment notice. If the system cannot perform automated netting and/or cannot send an automated notice, it will set a B3 diary.

If the system cannot perform automated netting and/or cannot send an automated notice, the (FO) is required to manually net the period under review and/or issue the appropriate initial overpayment notice or underpayment notice (and underpayment). See SI 02201.015 and SI 02220.015

For cases requiring manual netting:

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  Input a U TAC. (See SM 01311.355)

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  Net the excess payment(s) against any additional amount due. (SI 02201.015, SI 02220.015A.5., SI 02220.015B.1; and SM 01311.165)

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  If there is no net underpayment, develop any net overpayment per SI 02220.001, SI 02201.005 and SM 01311.360E.

If the recipient is disabled and has earned income, develop IRWE per SI 02305.097. If the recipient is blind and has earned income, develop blind work expenses per SI 00820.535.

Discuss the possibility of establishing a Plan for Achieving Self Support per SI 00870.000. Information on the PASS can also be found on SSA's official Work Site at http://www.ssa.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/pass.html

SI 00820.001 Earned Income