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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY
Occasional Reporting - Occasional Reporting -O- No action may be taken until the notice has expired. The household may elect to continue receiving benefits at the same level if an administrative hearing is requested during this ten day period. An adequate notice is issued to be received on or before the date the household’s SNAP benefits became available. An adequate notice will be manually issued: 1. To notify any household of an impending increase in benefits; or 2. To notify any household of entitlement to a restoration. An adequate notice may serve as a notice of adverse action when a household has reported the information resulting in a decrease in benefits or case closure and all conditions in SNAP 11440 are met. When an adequate notice is issued as a notice of adverse action, the household retains the right to continue receiving benefits at the same level if the adverse action is appealed within ten days of the date of issuance of the notice. Neither an advance nor an adequate notice is required when: 1. All household members die; 2. A household moves from the county or state; 3. The SNAP benefit amount decreases because all installments of a restoration have been authorized; 4. A household was notified at certification of an expected decrease in benefits; or 5. A household requests case closure. The county office may always issue an adequate notice as a courtesy or when requested by the household. Specific information about the issuance and contents of notices of action appear in individual sections of policy. -O- Occasional Reporting 11/01/98 SNAP households not subject to semi-annual reporting are required to report changes within 10 days of the date the change becomes known to the household.