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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 10000 10600 Timely Processing of Applications for Recertification 10610 Thirty Days After Last Benefits Were Issued

10600 Timely Processing of Applications for Recertification

SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 A timely filed recertification application, as defined in SNAP 10300, will be processed in accordance with the standards specified in SNAP 10610 - 10630.

10610 Thirty Days After Last Benefits Were Issued SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 A timely filed application from a household that was certified for one (1) or two (2) months and provided with a recertification packet at the time of certification must be processed within thirty (30) days from the date of the household’s last issued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. See SNAP 10200. Processing includes the following items: 1. Scheduling an appointment for an interview. 2. Reviewing the application and determining if the household supplied all needed information. 3. Conducting the interview. 4. Determining the household’s eligibility or ineligibility. See the glossary definition of “Verification” for the items that must be verified at recertification. If the household must supply verification, the eligibility worker will issue a Request for Information. If the household needs assistance in obtaining the needed information, the eligibility worker will provide this assistance. 5. Notifying the household if it is eligible or ineligible via a Notice of Action. In most cases, the Department of Human Services (DHS) system notice will be auto generated. If a manual notice is needed, the eligibility worker must use a Notice of Action Form.

10620 By End of Current Certification Period SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 When a household timely files an application by the fifteenth day of the last month of its certification period, the application must be approved or denied by the end of the certification period, unless the household must be allowed additional time to provide information. See SNAP 10630.