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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 10000 10600 Timely Processing of Applications for Recertification 10650 Delays in Processing Timely Filed Applications

Program (SNAP) benefits must be issued to an eligible household no later than the fifth day after the date the verification was supplied. The household’s benefits will not be prorated. If a household does not supply the missing verification on or before the extended deadline, the application will be denied. However, if the household submits the needed information within thirty (30) days of the last day of the end of the household’s last month of certification, the application will be reinstated. See SNAP 10650.

10650 Delays in Processing - Timely Filed Applications SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 A timely filed application from a household certified for one (1) month or two (2) months is one that was submitted within fifteen (15) days after the date that the recertification packet was issued. A timely filed application from a household certified for four (4) months or longer is one that was submitted before the fifteenth day of the last month of the certification period. All timely filed applications not approved or denied by the end of the household’s current certification period must be assessed to determine if the household or the county office was at fault for the delay in processing. If the county office is at fault for the delay in processing a timely filed application, the household’s SNAP benefits will be authorized as soon as possible. Benefits for the first month of the new certification period will not be prorated. If the household is at fault for the delay in processing, the application will be denied.

10651 Reinstatement of Timely Filed Applications SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 If a household that has submitted a timely-filed application does not complete the application process, the application will be denied. However, if the household takes the actions needed to complete the application process within thirty (30) days of the last day of the household’s last certification period, the application will be reinstated or re-registered with the date the requested information was received. If the application is denied and is later reinstated, but the household was unable to participate in the first month of its new certification period due to an agency-caused delay in processing, restored benefits must be provided to the household for that month.