Case deductions are used to allocate a portion of a benefit toward a liability or a third party. Case workers can set up case deductions from benefit payments as a means of budgeting or to clear an existing debt. There are three types of deduction: applied deductions, un-applied deductions, and third party deductions.
An applied deduction is an agreed monetary amount that is subtracted from a benefit and applied toward an outstanding liability owed by the primary client or another participant. For example, $10 of a person's benefits can be applied toward paying off an overpayment that was issued to the person.
An un-applied deduction is an agreed amount of money that is deducted from a person's benefit payment and used to make a general refund to the agency. For example, if a one-off emergency payment is issued to a person, the agency can deduct the payment from a future benefit payment issued to the person.
A third party deduction is an agreed monetary amount that is deducted from a person's benefit and paid to another participant. For example, $15 of a person's monthly benefits can be applied toward paying off a gas bill owed to a registered utility.
For more information on case deductions, see the Cúram Deductions Guide.