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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 13000 13300 Restored Benefits

13340 How to Issue Restored Benefits

13340 How to Issue Restored Benefits SNAP Manual 12/01/00 See SNAP 14133.2 for instructions for authorizing issuance of restored benefits.

13350 Restoring Benefits to Households That Move SNAP Manual 12/01/00 When benefits are due a household that intends to move, benefits will be restored prior to the move, if possible. If this is not possible, the restoration will be handled as instructed below. Within the State If the household is due restored benefits and moves before the benefits are restored (or fully restored); the receiving county will authorize the restoration. The losing county will document the case record in sufficient detail to clearly convey the necessary information about the restoration to the receiving county. Out of the State Restored benefits will be authorized as instructed in SNAP 13310. If the county office does not know the departing household’s new location or address, the restoration will be available for up to one year from the household’s departure. Should the household contact the county during this period, the restoration will be authorized.

13351 When Household’s Membership Has Changed Whenever benefits are to be restored to a household and that household’s membership has changed, the benefits will be restored to the household containing a majority of the individuals who were household members at the time the loss occurred. If the county office worker cannot locate the household that contains a majority of former household members, the benefits will be restored to the household containing the individual who was the case head at the time the loss occurred.

13360 Restorations When Household’s Membership Has Changed SNAP Manual 12/01/00 If a household believes it is entitled to a restoration of lost benefits, but the county, based upon a review of the case record, does not agree, the household has 90 days to request an administrative hearing. Day one of the 90-day period will be the date the household was notified, in writing, that the request for restoration was denied.