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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY Nonpublic Assistance (NA) Household - Notice of Action -N- Nonpublic Assistance (NA) Household 11/01/98 Any household that does not meet the definition of a PA (Public Assistance) household. This includes households composed of a single SSI member or SSI recipients and essential person. Notice of Action 11/01/98 Any notice issued to advise a household of an action or impending action on the SNAP case. Notices of action are issued: 1. At approval or denial of an application; 2. To notify a household of an impending increase or decrease in SNAP benefits; 3. To notify a household of an impending case closure; 4. To notify a household of information that must be supplied or of a requirement that must be met in order for the household to continue participating in the Program; or 5. To notify a household of entitlement to restored or supplemental benefits. Notices of action are automatically issued in most instances when approval or denial of an application occurs or when supplemental benefits are issued. See FACTS Data Element Codes Appendix for information about when automated notices are sent. Notices of action must be manually issued in all other instances using a Notice of Action (DCO-1). The DCO-1 will either be an advance notice or an adequate notice. An advance notice is issued at least ten days before the effective date of the action. Day one of the advance notice period is the date after the notice is issued. Advance notices are used when an adverse action such as case closure or reduction in benefits is going to occur. For this reason, such DCO-1s are referred to as an advance notice of adverse action. Advance notices of adverse action must be issued when: a. The county office is acting on a change in circumstances not reported by the household; b. The household reported the change but all conditions in SNAP 11440 were not met; or c. The household must provide some information or meet a requirement in order to continue participating in the Program.