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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8700 Certification Period 8000 Initial Application Process

Income (SSI) recipients will be assigned a six (6) month certification period if one (1) or more members have earned income from a sheltered workshop. 3. Households subject to limited reporting (SNAP 11340) (SNAP 11342) will be assigned a six (6) month certification period. 4. Some households subject to limited reporting (SNAP 11340) will receive certification period shorter than six (6) months. o Homeless households as defined in the glossary will receive a four (4) month certification period. ( See both the definition of “Homeless Household” and “Homeless Individual.”) o Migrant and seasonal farm worker households as defined in the glossary. These households are certified for four (4) months. See both the definition of “Migrant” and “Seasonal Farm worker.” o Striker households are certified for four (4) months under the provisions in SNAP 1700-1740. o Certain self-employed households will be certified for four (4) months as explained in SNAP 5662-5691. o All households containing an Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents subject to the Requirement to Work will be certified for four (4) months. 5. Households certified under the expedited provisions will be assigned a one (1) or two (2) month certification period when verification is postponed as described in SNAP 9501. 6. Households admitted to a substance abuse treatment center will usually be assigned a one (1) or two (2) month certification period. 7. Households admitted to a substance abuse treatment center or sentenced to a substance abuse treatment center for a longer period may be given a three (3) month certification period. Certification periods assigned to households residing in a treatment center must not exceed three (3) months. 8. Households will be assigned a one (1) or two (2) month certification period when it appears likely that the household will become ineligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the near future.