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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 10000 10700 Processing Standards - Untimely Applications for Recertification

10700 Processing Standards - Untimely Applications for Recertification SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 Any untimely filed recertification application will be treated as an initial application. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits must be authorized within thirty (30) days of the date of application for any eligible household that submits an untimely application. If a recertification application is received after the household’s certification period has expired, but within thirty (30) days after the end of the certification period, the application will be handled as an untimely application for recertification. In this case, the first month’s SNAP benefit amount will be prorated. Such applications will be handled under the processing standards for initial applications. See SNAP 8500-8530. Households submitting untimely applications for recertification are subject to the verification guidelines for recertification. See the glossary definition of “Verification” for an explanation of the verification requirements at recertification. 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 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 eligibility worker will provide assistance. 5. Notifying the household if it is eligible or ineligible via a Notice of Action. In most instances, a system notice will be auto-generated. If a manual notice is required, the eligibility worker must use a Notice of Action.

10710 Delays in Processing - Untimely Applications SNAP MANUAL 01/01/2021 A recertification application or a Request for Assistance form can be used for recertification. If the application or the form is received after the household’s deadline to timely file, but within thirty (30) days of the last day of the end of the household’s last certification period, it will be