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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 11000 11200 Changes Required to be Reported 11200 Changes Required to be Reported

Changes that attest to resources exceeding the limit must be verified. If the resources exceed the limit, the case will be closed unless the household is categorically eligible. Households must report when liquid resources go beyond the resource limit for the household. Lottery and gambling winnings, equal to the resource limit for aged or disabled households, must be reported within ten (10) days of receipt for both limited and occasional reporters. See Appendix D for the resource amount. For occasional reporters, these changes must be reported within ten (10) calendar days of the date that the change becomes known to the household. 4. Changes in Income Limited reporters are required to report when the household’s gross income exceeds the household’s gross income limit. This change must be reported within ten (10) calendar days of the end of the month in which the change occurred. If the tenth day falls on a weekend or holiday, the reporting time will be extended to the end of the next workday. A Change Report Form and a change report addendum must be issued to all limited reporting households in order to report such changes. Self-employment income that has been annualized must be reported and verified when the recertification report is submitted. Limited reporters must report and verify changes of more than one hundred dollars ($100) in unearned income and changes in sources of unearned income when the recertification is submitted. Occasional reporters must report the following changes in both earned and unearned income within ten (10) days of the date that the change becomes known to the household: • Changes in a source of income. This includes new income from any source or income from any source that has stopped. • Changes in the household’s total gross monthly income. This includes both increases and decreases in income.