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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 189 regardless of whether the household contains an elderly or disabled member. See Table 25.3.g, Asset Limits, for current amounts, which are adjusted every October. ESA cannot require the household to report additional changes. Households can voluntarily report other changes. Households can report changes in writing, via the Change Report Form, over the telephone or in person. ESA must act on changes in the same manner, regardless of how the household reports a change to ESA. See Section 15.5, Action on Reported Changes.  ESA must document the date a change is reported, which is the date ESA receives the change or is advised of the change over the telephone or in person. See Section 15.4, Mid-Certification Requirements, for details on what simplified reporting households are required to report at mid-certification. 15.2.1 Failure to Report a Required Change If ESA discovers that a SNAP household on simplified reporting failed to report a change it was required to report and received benefits to which it was not entitled, ESA must take the following actions:  Verify the change when appropriate.  Reduce or terminate benefits based on the verified change.  Issue a Notice of Adverse Action in accordance with Section 16.6, Notice of Adverse Action.  Establish a claim against the household in accordance with Chapter 23, Claims Against the Household.  Refer to Chapter 21, Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation, if the household’s failure to report was intentional. Reminder: SNAP households assigned to simplified reporting are only required to report changes defined in Section 15.2, What Households Are Required to Report. Legal Authority Simplified reporting requirements (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.12(a)(5)(iii)(G) and (d) 15.3 When Households Are Required to Report When a change listed in Section 15.2, What Households Are Required to Report, occurs, the simplified reporting households must report the change within the following timelines:  If the change occurs between the application interview and the date of the Notice of Eligibility, simplified reporting households must report the change within 10 days of the Notice of Eligibility. Return