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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8600 Budgeting 8000 Initial Application Process

EXAMPLE: A household applies for SNAP benefits on March 15th. On May 2nd, the eligibility worker determines that the household is currently ineligible, and the county was at fault for the delay in processing. The household was eligible for SNAP benefits in March and April, so the eligibility worker calculates the household’s March and April SNAP benefits. March benefits are prorated to the date of application, March 15. These benefits are authorized as retroactive benefits. To ensure the household receives the benefits for the retro month, the benefits must be entered in the Retro field in the ANSWER.

8651 Aggregate Benefits SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 A household that files an initial application after the fifteenth of the month and is approved by the end of the month of application will be issued aggregate benefits. Aggregate benefits are combined benefits for the month of application and the following month. If the initial month’s benefits are less than ten dollars ($10.00), only the benefits for the following month will be issued. Prorated initial benefits amounting to less than ten dollars ($10.00) are not issued. See SNAP 8610. Households that apply after the fifteenth of the month and are certified under expedited service provisions will be issued prorated benefits for the first and second months within the expedited timeframe. EXAMPLE: A household submits an initial application on November 21st, and the application is approved on November 29th. On November 30th the household will be issued aggregate benefits for the months of November and December.

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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8600 Budgeting 8000 Initial Application Process

EXAMPLE: A household applies for SNAP benefits on March 15th. On May 2nd, the eligibility worker determines that the household is currently ineligible, and the county was at fault for the delay in processing. The household was eligible for SNAP benefits in March and April, so the eligibility worker calculates the household’s March and April SNAP benefits. March benefits are prorated to the date of application, March 15. These benefits are authorized as retroactive benefits. To ensure the household receives the benefits for the retro month, the benefits must be entered in the Retro field in the ANSWER.

8651 Aggregate Benefits SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 A household that files an initial application after the fifteenth of the month and is approved by the end of the month of application will be issued aggregate benefits. Aggregate benefits are combined benefits for the month of application and the following month. If the initial month’s benefits are less than ten dollars ($10.00), only the benefits for the following month will be issued. Prorated initial benefits amounting to less than ten dollars ($10.00) are not issued. See SNAP 8610. Households that apply after the fifteenth of the month and are certified under expedited service provisions will be issued prorated benefits for the first and second months within the expedited timeframe. EXAMPLE: A household submits an initial application on November 21st, and the application is approved on November 29th. On November 30th the household will be issued aggregate benefits for the months of November and December.