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their certification period. Households who are required to report total income above these limits shall report the change by the 10th day of the month following the month during which their household income exceeded the above levels. FS Eligible FS households must be issued a change reporting form at the time eligibility is established. Thereafter, new change-report forms must be issued every time a completed form is sent to the agency. For eligible FS households, there are two different types of reporting, “standard” and “simplified.” Standard Reporting 5.3.1 “Standard” reporting requirements apply to an FS household assigned a certification period longer than six months, as well as to migrant or seasonal farm workers. These include households who are eligible for IDA (and who have also been given a certification period of 12 months) and other households in which all adult members are either disabled or elderly (and who have been given a certification period of 24 months.

Households subject to Standard Reporting are required to report changes in the following areas between recertification: • change in unearned income from private sources and non-private sources of more than $100 monthly (except for income from programs administered by ESA); • change in household composition; • change in legal child support obligations; • change in liquid resources that increase the total to over 2,250, except that households in which any member is elderly or disabled are not required to report unless the total exceeds $3,500; • change in source of income, including starting or stopping a job or changing jobs if accompanied by a change in income (Pursuant 7 CFR § 273.12(a)(1)(i)(B)) and, • Changes in residence and resulting changes in shelter costs. If a SNAP household is subject to Standard Reporting and experiences a change in household circumstances, the household must report the change by the 10th day of the month following the month of change. If there is a change in the income, the household must report the change within 10 days of the date that the household received the first payment. Changes which occur between the application interview and the date of the notice of eligibility must be reported within 10 days of the date of the notice of eligibility. Examples of Unearned Income from Private Sources: • Retirement Benefits • Veterans Benefits • Railroad Benefits • Pension Benefits Note: Elderly/disabled households with earnings are given twelve-month certification periods and would be subject to Simplified Reporting.