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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 209 Legal Authority Notice of Eligibility (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.10(g)(1)(i)(A)

16.1.1 Notice of Eligibility With Postponed Verification In cases where a household’s SNAP application is approved on an expedited basis without verification, the Notice of Eligibility must also include the following:  Explanation that the household must provide the verification that was postponed  Due date of required verification  Consequences of failing to provide postponed verification Legal Authority Notice of Eligibility with postponed verification (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.10(g)(1)(i)(A)-(B) 16.2 Notice of Required Verification ESA will provide the household a notice to explain what the household must verify as part of the application or recertification process. The notice must contain the following:  Verification requirements the household must meet (e.g. provide proof of identity, income)  Examples of the types of documents the household can use to meet the verification requirement (e.g. identity can be verified with a driver’s license, state ID card, birth certificate, passport, school records or ID, current Alien Registration Card, voter registration card)  Period of time the documents should cover  Due date to provide the verification, providing at least 10 days  Explanation of ESA’s responsibility to assist the household with obtaining verification, provided that the household is cooperating Legal Authority Notice of Required Verification (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.2(c)(5), 7 CFR § 273.14(b)(4) 16.3 Notice of Expiration ESA is required to send a Notice of Expiration prior to the end of a SNAP household’s certification period. The notice is sent between the following days unless the household is only certified for one month or is certified in the second month of a two-month-long certification period:  The first day of the next-to-last month in certification Return