To process reassessment details for Linda Smith, the eligibility and entitlement engine compares the actual details to the reassessed details. The following table illustrates this process:
Cover Period |
Actual Amount |
Reassessed Amount |
Difference |
---|---|---|---|
April 12th - April 18th |
77 |
44 |
33 |
April 19th - April 25th |
77 |
0 |
77 |
April 26th - May 2nd |
55 |
0 |
55 |
May 3rd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
209 |
44 |
165 |
To determine if an over or underpayment exists, the eligibility and entitlement engine calculates the total difference between the actual amounts and the reassessed amounts. For benefits, if the total difference is greater than zero, an underpayment exists; if the total difference is less than zero, an overpayment exists.
Using the values in the Difference column in the above table, the total Difference between the actual amounts and the reassessed financial data item amounts = 33 + 77 + 55 = 165
The total difference, 165, shows that there is an underpayment for this reassessment period. The eligibility and entitlement engine processes this underpayment according to the settings for the benefit product (see Over or Underpayment Processing for a Benefit Case).