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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 18000 18000 Procedures for Reducing, Suspending, or Cancelling Benefits

18400 Suspensions and Cancellations

SNAP Manual 4/01/88 FNS is responsible for determining when SNAP benefits must be suspended or cancelled due to a lack of funding. In the event of such a decision, FNS must notify the state of the decision and must specify the effective date. Upon receipt of this notification, the state must immediately take the actions required to implement the suspension or cancellation. During any month in which a suspension or a cancellation is in effect, applications, change forms and monthly report forms will continue to be processed using normal procedures. EXCEPTION: There are special time frames for processing expedited applications. See SNAP 9400 for an explanation of these time frames.) No benefits will be issued until authorized by FNS. The $10 minimum benefit requirement for one and two person households will be disregarded, and benefits for all households will be suspended or cancelled. Allotments or portions of allotments representing restored or retroactive benefits for a prior, unaffected month will not be suspended or cancelled, even though they are to be issued during a month of suspension or cancellation. For example, an application is approved during a month in which a cancellation is in effect. The application period includes the month prior to the month of approval, and the household is eligible for retroactive benefits for this month. Since the cancellation was not in effect for the month prior to the month of approval, retroactive benefits only will be issued to the household.

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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 18000 18000 Procedures for Reducing, Suspending, or Cancelling Benefits

18400 Suspensions and Cancellations

SNAP Manual 4/01/88 FNS is responsible for determining when SNAP benefits must be suspended or cancelled due to a lack of funding. In the event of such a decision, FNS must notify the state of the decision and must specify the effective date. Upon receipt of this notification, the state must immediately take the actions required to implement the suspension or cancellation. During any month in which a suspension or a cancellation is in effect, applications, change forms and monthly report forms will continue to be processed using normal procedures. EXCEPTION: There are special time frames for processing expedited applications. See SNAP 9400 for an explanation of these time frames.) No benefits will be issued until authorized by FNS. The $10 minimum benefit requirement for one and two person households will be disregarded, and benefits for all households will be suspended or cancelled. Allotments or portions of allotments representing restored or retroactive benefits for a prior, unaffected month will not be suspended or cancelled, even though they are to be issued during a month of suspension or cancellation. For example, an application is approved during a month in which a cancellation is in effect. The application period includes the month prior to the month of approval, and the household is eligible for retroactive benefits for this month. Since the cancellation was not in effect for the month prior to the month of approval, retroactive benefits only will be issued to the household.