SSI and SNAP Joint Processing

A. In those instances where an application has been completed at the SSA office, the local office shall ensure that information required by Section 4.502 is verified prior to certification for households initially applying, and households entitled to expedited certification services shall be processed in accordance with Sections 4.205.1 and 4.205.11. In those cases where the SSI household submits its SNAP application to the local office rather than through the SSA office, all verification, including that pertaining to SSA program benefits, shall be provided by the household, by State Data Exchange (SDX) or Beneficiary Data Exchange (BENDEX), or obtained by the local office rather than being provided by the SSA. For those cases in which SSI and SNAP are being processed simultaneously, the local office shall question the household and/or use SDX listings to obtain information on SSI determinations. If the information cannot be obtained through SDX listings and/or questioning the households, a written inquiry may be made to the SSA office to obtain information of the status of SSI determinations. Within ten (10) calendar days of learning of the determination of the SSI application, the local office shall act in accordance with Section 4.604. B. The expedited processing time standard for clients who filed prior to the release from a public institution will begin on the date that the individual is released from the public institution. The SSA shall notify the local office of the date of release of the client from the institution. Benefits shall be restored back to the date of a client’s release from a public institution if, while in the institution, the client jointly applied for SSI and SNAP, but the local office was not notified on a timely basis of the client’s release.