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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 10000 10600 Timely Processing of Applications for Recertification 10630 Extending Processing Time to Obtain Verification

Processing includes the following actions: 1. Reviewing the application and determining if the household supplied all needed information. 2. Scheduling an appointment for an interview if the household has so requested. 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 worker will provide assistance. 5. Notifying the household if it is eligible or ineligible via a Notice of Action. An automatically system generated notice is issued at recertification for most approvals and denials. The application must not be denied before the last day of the last month of the current certification period, unless the household has been determined to be ineligible. The household must be given at least until the close of business on the last day of the last month of the current certification period to provide needed information. If holding the application until the last day of the last month of the current certification period will not give the household ten (10) calendar days to provide the needed information, the household’s application processing time must be extended by ten (10) calendar days. See SNAP 10630.

10630 Extending Processing Time to Obtain Verification SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 If the household must supply verification, the eligibility worker will issue a Request for Information. A household submitting a timely filed recertification application will normally have until the last day of their current certification period to provide all required verification. If there is less than ten (10) calendar days between the date of the interview, including rescheduled interviews, and the end of the household’s current certification period, the application processing time must be extended. For example, if a household is interviewed on June 26 and must supply additional verification, the application processing period will be extended until July 6, or if the sixth occurs on a holiday or weekend, the first workday following the sixth. If the deadline for providing missing verification occurs after the end of a household’s current certification period and the verification is provided by the deadline, the recertification must be completed within three (3) days of receipt of the verification. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance