The system automatically recalculates the Spend Down amount as a result of reassessment. In the instance where the Spend Down amount is reduced and the household member did not meet the previously higher Spend Down amount, the member may have possibly been able to meet the lower Spend Down with the expenses available at the time. The system cannot determine if the household member could have met it, and it is therefore necessary for the household member to be given the option to reapply for the past period. The system automatically supersedes the current Spend Down Details record for that period and updates with the new lower Spend Down amount.