315.09 Administrative Appeals (FAM)

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Each household has the right to an *administrative appeal to appeal a denial or termination of benefits.

If requested within 15 days from the date on the notice of the action being appealed, a recipient’s benefits may, under certain circumstances, be continued or reinstated at the previous level until the decision on the appeal is reached.

If a participating individual’s household’s benefits continue through the *administrative appeal, and the termination of benefits is upheld, the ineligibility or disqualification period begins on the first of the month after the District Office is notified of the decision on the appeal. The individual’s household must also repay all cash or child care assistance benefits that were received as a result of the continued benefits.