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A. The following households are entitled to expedited service: 1. Migrant or seasonal farm worker households whose liquid resources do not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) and who are destitute of income as defined in Section 4.406. 2. Households whose liquid resources do not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) and who reasonably expect to have less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) of gross monthly income in the calendar month of application. 3. Eligible households whose combined monthly gross income and liquid resources are less than the household's anticipated monthly rent/mortgage and utilities. The appropriate utility standard, as defined in Section 4.407.31, shall be utilized when determining a household’s utility costs. B. Households eligible for expedited service shall be able to access EBT benefits no later than the seventh (7th) calendar day following the date of application. 1. If a household is entitled to expedited service the local office shall conduct the interview, unless the household cannot be reached, and complete the application process within seven (7) calendar days. 2. Households entitled to expedited service shall complete an interview prior to any determination of eligibility. If a household fails to complete the required interview within seven (7) calendar days following the date the application for assistance was filed, the household is no longer entitled to expedited benefits by the seventh (7th) day following the date of application. C. Households that apply for initial benefits after the fifteenth (15th) of the month under the expedited service procedures, which have completed the application and provided all verification within the expedited timeframe and have been determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month and the subsequent month, shall receive the application month’s prorated allotment and the next full month's allotment at the same time. Households applying for initial benefits after the fifteenth (15th) of the month for which verification has been postponed shall have the second month's benefits and the prorated allotment available on the seventh (7th) calendar day. The household must provide all postponed verification before the third month's benefits can be issued. D. Households not initially screened as requiring expedited service, but subsequently determined to be entitled to such service, shall be entitled to the expedited processing timeframes from the date such a determination was made. E. If Program benefits are reduced, suspended, or cancelled in accordance with Section 4.904.4, households eligible for expedited service shall receive expedited service in accordance with the following procedures: 1. Those households that receive expedited service in the month(s) in which reductions are in effect and are determined to be eligible shall be issued allotments that are reduced in accordance with the reduction in effect. These reduced allotments shall be made available to the households within the timeframes specified in this section. 2. Those households that receive expedited service in month(s) in which suspensions are in effect and are determined to be eligible shall have benefits issued to them within the timeframes specified in this section. However, if the suspension is still in effect at the time issuance is to be made, the issuance shall be postponed until the suspension is ended. 3. Households eligible to receive expedited processing and who apply for Program benefits during months in which cancellations are in effect shall receive expedited service. However, the deadline for completing the processing of such cases shall be five (5) calendar days or the end of the month of application, whichever date is later. All other rules pertaining to expedited service contained in this section shall be applicable to these cases.