---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 253.9"
title: "7"
number: "253.9"
heading: "Claims against households."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/253.9"
---

# §253.9. Claims against households.

- (a) **What are the procedures for establishing a claim against a household for an overissuance?**
  - (1) The State agency must establish a claim against any household that has received more Food Distribution Program USDA Foods than it was entitled to receive.
  - (2) The procedures for establishing and collecting claims against households are specified in FNS Handbook 501, The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
- (b) **Who is responsible for repaying a household overissuance claim?**
  - (1) All adult household members are jointly and separately liable for the repayment of the value of any overissuance of Food Distribution Program benefits to the household.
  - (2) Responsibility for repayment continues even in instances where the household becomes ineligible or is not participating in the program.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999, as amended at 89 FR 87257, Oct. 31, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 91 Stat. 958 (7 U.S.C. 2011-2036).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 35928, June 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by Amdt. 1, 47 FR 14137, Apr. 2, 1982.

### Amendments

[64 FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999, as amended at 89 FR 87257, Oct. 31, 2024]