Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-10-6-9

Sec. 9. The division shall determine the amount of the assistance and the date on which the assistance should begin.  In determining the amount of assistance, due account shall be taken of any income or property of the applicant and of any support that the applicant may receive from other sources, including any benefit the applicant is receiving from the Social Security Administration.  The award made by the division and a subsequent modification of the award is binding upon the state and shall be complied with by the state until the award or modified award is vacated.