CERTIFICATION PERIODS
A. Certification periods shall conform to calendar months. Households shall be assigned the longest certification period possible based on the predictability of the household's anticipated income and other circumstances. At the expiration of each certification period, entitlement to SNAP benefits ends. Further eligibility shall only be established on a newly completed application for recertification. Under no circumstances shall benefits be continued beyond the end of a certification period without a new determination of eligibility. The State-prescribed Notice of Action form provided to the applicant household shall indicate the period of certification if the household is determined to be eligible for benefits. B. Upon approval at the time of recertification, a household need not be assigned the same certification period as formerly but should be assigned a period of time based on a new review of the household’s circumstances. C. A delinquent PA recertification shall not delay the SNAP recertification beyond the date of the household's SNAP certification period ending date.