To process reassessment details for James 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
March 12th - March 18th |
0 |
40 |
-40 |
March 19th - March 25th |
0 |
70 |
-70 |
March 26th - April 1st |
10 |
70 |
-60 |
April 2nd - April 8th |
74 |
74 |
0 |
April 9th - April 15th |
33 |
33 |
0 |
April 16th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
117 |
287 |
-170 |
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 = -40 + -70 + -60 = -170
The total difference, -170, shows that there is an overpayment for this reassessment period.