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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 78 ESA must determine eligibility, provide an EBT card and have benefits available for the household to use within 30 calendar days from the date the household filed the application. For applications entitled to expedited service, see Section 7.2, Expedited Processing, for relevant time standards. For households applying prior to their release from an institution, the 30-day timeliness standard begins on the date of their release. For households applying at an SSA office, the timeliness standard begins on the date the application is filed with SSA. 7.1.2 Application Disposition There are two application dispositions: approved and denied. Legal Authority Application withdrawal (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.2(c)(6) Application denial (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.2(g), § 273.10(g)(ii) Application approvals (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.2(g), 7 CFR § 273.10(g)(1)(i)

7.1.2.1 SNAP Approved Applications If the household meets all financial and nonfinancial eligibility conditions, ESA must approve the application and notify the household in writing of its eligibility and the level of benefits it will receive within 30 days of the date of application (see Section 16.1, Notice of Eligibility). In addition to a Notice of Eligibility, ESA must provide the household an active EBT card, PIN and benefits posted on the EBT account for spending within 7 or 30 days. ESA must also send eligible households a written notice of their requirement to report changes:  For households under simplified reporting rules, send the Notice of Simplified Reporting. 7.1.2.2 When ESA Must Deny an Application Households found to be ineligible will be sent a Notice of Denial no later than 30 days following the date the application was filed. ESA must deny the application on the 30th day after the date of application when:  The household has failed to appear for a scheduled interview and has made no additional contact with ESA to express interest in completing the application.  ESA was able to conduct an interview and request all of the necessary verification on the same day the application was filed, no subsequent requests for verification have been made, ESA provided assistance obtaining the verification, but the household failed to provide the verification(s). Return