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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 10000 10300 Timely Submission of an Application for Recertification 10310 Uninterrupted Benefits

10300 Timely Submission of an Application for Recertification

SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 For households certified for one (1) month or for two (2) months, an application must be filed within fifteen (15) days of the date the recertification packet is manually issued to be considered timely. See SNAP 10210. For households certified for four (4) or twelve (12) months, a recertification application submitted by the fifteenth day of the last month of certification is timely filed.

10310 Uninterrupted Benefits SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 An eligible household that submits a timely recertification application is entitled to uninterrupted benefits. A timely filed recertification application must be approved or denied by the end of the household’s current certification period. If a timely recertification application is approved, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit for the first month of the new certification period must be received according to the regular issuance schedule.