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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 12000 12200 Changes Reported by the Household 12220 Changes in Household Composition

12220 Changes in Household Composition SNAP MANUAL 10/01/03

12221 Limited Reporting Households Limited reporting households assigned four-month certification periods are not required to report changes in household composition until the next recertification. Limited reporting households subject to semi-annual reporting must report changes in household composition on the semi-annual report. If the semi-annual report has already been submitted when the change in household composition occurs, the household must report the change no later than the next recertification. Limited reporting households may choose to report a change in household composition at any time. If a new member is reported independent of the semi-annual report, the processing standards for occasional reporters will be used (see SNAP 11410). If a limited reporting household reports the loss of a household member independent of the semi-annual report or recertification, the change will be processed within 10 days. If the change in household composition results in case closure or decrease in benefits, the limited reporting household is entitled to the same notice as an occasional reporting household. If any household reports a new member who has been participating as a member of a limited reporting household, the county will not wait until the next semi-annual report or application for recertification is submitted. Instead, a 10-day advance notice of adverse action will be issued to the household where this member formerly resided. After the 10-day notice of adverse action has lapsed, the new member will be removed from the limited reporting household and added to the new household.

12222 New Members SNAP MANUAL 10/01/03 New members must meet the citizenship requirements specified in SNAP 1621. Individuals who do not meet these requirements will be considered ineligible aliens. See SNAP 1621.3 for instructions on handling the income and resources of an ineligible alien. Except for newborns, each new member who has not previously complied with the SSN requirement must do so before he or she can be added to the household as an eligible member (see SNAP 2220 - 2223). In any county where the SNAP E&T Program is operational, a Status Determination/Referral (DCO-205) must be completed on all new eligible members who are subject to the requirement