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GC See TANF FS Consider the application abandoned 30 days from the date of application and send a denial notice if the household fails to: • keep the first scheduled appointment and does not schedule a second, or • keep two scheduled interview appointments and made no subsequent contact.

MA If all necessary requested verification has not been submitted within 15 days of the date the 30-Day Notice was sent, the application must be denied based on the applicant's failure to provide needed information. Non-disability-related MA applications may not be pending for more than 45 days or 15 days after the date the 30-Day Notice was sent, whichever is later. If all necessary information has not been submitted at this time, the application must be denied for failure to provide needed information. TANF If all necessary requested verification has not been submitted within 15 days of the date the 30-Day Notice was sent, the application must be denied based on the applicant's failure to provide needed information unless the applicant has contacted the SSR within the 15 day period and indicates that s/he is trying to comply with the verification requirements. If contact has been made, the application may pend beyond the 45 days. GC See TANF FS FS If the applicant has failed to provide the needed verification within 30 days of the date of application, the application should be denied based on failure to provide needed information, provided that the SSR: • conducted the intake interview, • requested all necessary verification on the same day the interview was held, and • provided any required assistance in obtaining verification.

Cases Meeting Income Tests But Not Eligible for Benefits 3.4.5

FS Households of more than two persons who meet the gross and net income tests may not be eligible for an ongoing monthly allotment after the calculation (see Part IV, Chapter 8, Section 8.5: Determining Benefits Level/Amount of Assistance.) Deny applications when a household of three or more persons is not eligible for any ongoing FS benefit. Do not deny applications when the total ongoing monthly benefit is held back for recoupment of an overpayment claim.