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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 13000 13100 Supplements and Restorations – Summary 13210 How to Determine Amount of Supplement

13100 Supplements and Restorations – Summary

SNAP Manual 12/01/00 Supplemental SNAP benefits and restored SNAP benefits are issued to a household to correct: 1. An error made by the agency 2. An error that occurred in the automated system 3. An untimely action that occurred due to the failure or inability of the county office to process a change in a timely manner A supplemental benefit is authorized to correct an issuance before the end of the month in which the issuance originally occurred. A restored benefit is authorized to correct an issuance that occurred in a prior month.  NOTE: Retroactive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are issued at the time of application approval for months in the application period prior to the month of approval. Retroactive benefits are not covered in this section of policy. See SNAP 8650 for instructions on authorizing retroactive benefits.