UPM 1555.35 - Effective Date of Change

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-2 1555.35 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Eligibility Process POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Interim Activity AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Effective Date of Change ______________________________________________________________________________

1555.35 A. General Provisions

1. Changes in circumstances are taken into consideration in determining eligibility or benefit level in accordance with rules of this subject and the appropriate prospective or retrospective budgeting method. (cross reference: 6000)

2. Specific requirements for the inclusion or deletion of assistance unit members are established in the chapter of this section dealing with beginning and ending dates. (cross reference: 1560-1565)

B. Changes Resulting in Decreased Benefits

1. AFDC, AABD, MA Adverse Changes

Changes that cause a decrease in benefits or ineligibility are taken into consideration in the month the change occurred, regardless of when the change is reported.

2. FS Adverse Changes

a. Changes that cause ineligibility or a decrease in benefits are taken into consideration:

(1) no earlier than the month following the month of the change; and

(2) no later than the month following the month in which the notice of adverse action would expire if the change had been timely reported.

b. The change may be taken into consideration in the same month that the adverse action notice expires as long as the notice expires:

(1) after the month in which the change occurred; and

(2) before the regularly scheduled issuance date of the unit's monthly benefits.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-2 1555.35 page 2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Eligibility Process POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Interim Activity AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Effective Date of Change ______________________________________________________________________________

1555.35 C. Changes Resulting in Increased Benefits

1. AFDC, AABD, MA Changes

a. Changes resulting in increased benefits are considered in the month the change occurs, provided that:

(1) the change is reported and verified in a timely manner; or

(2) good cause is established if the change was not timely reported or verified.

b. Changes either reported or verified in an untimely manner are considered beginning with the following months if good cause is not established:

(1) the reporting month if verification is provided timely; or

(2) the month of verification if the verification is not provided in a timely manner.

c. Changes in basic or special needs reported later than the month following the month that the need is incurred are not considered in the total need determination.

2. FS Changes

a. Changes resulting in increased FS benefits are considered in the month following the month of the change, provided that:

(1) the change is reported and verified in a timely manner.

(2) good cause is established if the change is not timely verified.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-2 1555.35 page 3 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Eligibility Process POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Interim Activity AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Effective Date of Change ______________________________________________________________________________

1555.35 C. 2. FS Changes (continued)

b. Changes that are either reported or verified in an untimely manner are considered beginning with:

(1) the month following the month the change is reported if verification is provided timely; or

(2) the month following the month of verification if the verification is not provided in a timely manner and good cause is not established.

3. Retroactive Consideration

Assistance units are not entitled to a retroactive consideration of changed circumstances if they fail without good cause, to report or provide verification timely.

D. FS Assistance Units Receiving Cash Assistance

1. Increases in FS benefits caused by a reduction in the amount of AFDC or AABD cash assistance are not made effective prior to the expiration of the PA notice of adverse action.

2. If the PA action is appealed, no action is taken to increase the FS benefits.

3. If the PA action is not appealed, the effective date is determined in the same manner as in paragraph B.2. above, except that the effective date of increase is calculated from the date the notice of adverse action expires.

4. The Department issues a FS Recertification notice informing the assistance unit that it must reapply if:

a. the Department does not have sufficient information to determine the affect of the PA change on FS eligibility; and

b. the unit does not appeal the PA action.