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HOUSEHOLD-CAUSED DELAYS IN PROCESSING EXPEDITED BENEFITS 4.9 If the household does not provide the information needed to determine eligibility for expedited service within seven days but provides the information within 30 days from the date of application, the SSR has seven days from the date of discovery to determine eligibility for expedited service. If the information necessary to determine eligibility for expedited service has not been received, the SSR should indicate a pending status on the Expedited FS form. See Section 4.4: Screening Applications in this Chapter.

WORK REGISTRATION 4.10 All household members, unless exempt, must work or register for work with the Department at the time of application and once every twelve months after initial registration as a condition of eligibility (see Section 1.3: Work Requirements in Part V). Work registration does not need to take place before expedited benefits are issued. The SSR may request the applicant or authorized representative to register household members by completing the required forms on their behalf, or the SSR may accomplish work registration through other means, such as calling the household. The Department may attempt to verify questionable work registration exemptions, but such verifications should not delay the processing of a household's application when the household is entitled to expedited service.

SIMULTANEOUS BENEFITS 4.11 If a household applies for initial benefits on or after the 16th of the month and meets expedited service criteria, they will receive a combined prorated allotment for the initial month of application plus the next full month's allotment within the expedited timeframe. This does not apply to expedited service recipients who are migrant or seasonal farm workers receiving full initial month benefits despite applying after the first of the month.

SUBSEQUENT BENEFITS AFTER POSTPONED VERIFICATION 4.12 Groups who apply for FS prior to the 16th of the month and who are entitled to expedited service, receive benefits prorated from the date of application to the end of the month of application under the waived verification requirements. Benefits for the month following the month of application cannot be issued unless all verification requirements are met. Groups who apply for FS on or after the 16th of the month and who are entitled to expedited services receive FS benefits simultaneously for the month of application (prorated based on the date of application) and the following month. Benefits for the third month cannot be issued unless all verification is provided. Once during a season, a migrant household is entitled to a postponement in securing out of state verifications during the second month's issuance. They must provide the postponed out of state verifications before they are given a third month's issuance. If the migrant household reapplies for expedited service again during the same season, they will be entitled to a postponement only during the month of application.