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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 49 — Public assistance and children and family services

49.161 Wisconsin works; overpayments.

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49.161 Wisconsin works; overpayments.
(1)Trial employment match program jobs overpayments. Notwithstanding s. 49.96 , the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148
(a)from an individual who receives benefits paid under s. 49.148
(a). The value of the benefit liable for recovery under this subsection may not exceed the amount that the department paid in wage subsidies with respect to that participant while the participant was ineligible to participate. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures for administrating this subsection.
(2)Community service jobs and transitional placements overpayments. Except as provided in sub.
(3), the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148
(b)or
(c)from an individual who continues to receive benefits under s. 49.148
(b)and
(c)by reducing the amount of the individual’s benefit payment by no more than 10 percent.
(3)Overpayments caused by intentional program violations. If an overpayment under sub.
(1)or
(2)is the result of an intentional violation of ss. 49.141 to 49.161 or of rules promulgated by the department under those sections, the department shall recover the overpayment by deducting an amount from the benefits received under s. 49.148
(a),
(b)or
(c), until the overpayment is recovered. The amount to be deducted each month may not exceed the following:
(a)For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is less than $300, 10 percent of the amount of the monthly benefit payment.
(b)For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is at least $300 but less than $1,000, $75.
(c)For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is at least $1,000 but less than $2,500, $100.
(d)For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is $2,500 or more, $200.
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