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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8800 Forms and Notices Supplied at Certification 8000 Initial Application Process

8800 Forms and Notices Supplied at Certification

SNAP Manual 01/01/2021 Certain forms and notices are provided to all eligible households when an initial application is approved. See SNAP 8810 - 8830.

8810 Approval Notice SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 Each eligible household must be provided with an approval notice at initial application and recertification. Approval notices will contain the following information: • The monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount; • For households issued retroactive benefits; an explanation that the first issuance includes benefits for more than one (1) month; • For households issued aggregate allotments; an explanation that the first issuance includes SNAP benefits for the current month and a future month; • Variations in the SNAP benefit amount based on changes anticipated at certification; • The beginning and ending months of the certification period; • The household’s right to an administrative hearing; and • The telephone number, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) number, or Arkansas Relay Service number of the county office. Automated notices are issued at application except in the following circumstances: • Restored benefits are being authorized; • A household is being certified under the expedited provisions of SNAP 9100 and verification is postponed; • The household’s certification period ends in the current month, or the household is certified for retroactive benefits only; • A member of the household has not verified his or her Social Security number (SSN); • The automated notice does not provide the household with adequate information; or • There is no automated notice to address the household’s current situation. In these situations, a notice will be prepared manually using the Notice of Action. All required information must be included.