New Spend Down Amount less than old Spend Down Amount

If the newly recalculated Spend Down amount is less than the previous amount for that Spend Down period, it can bring about two possibilities:

• Where the Spend Down was met for that period as a result of the recalculation, the household member has overpaid for the period and the overpayment must be addressed.

• Where the Spend Down was not met for that period, but with the new recalculated lower Spend Down amount, the household member could have been able to meet it with the expenses available at that point in time and the potential eligibility must be addressed.