9061.2 Application for Recertification

Determine eligibility for recertification based on circumstances anticipated for the certification period starting the month following the expiration of the current certification period. Base the level of benefits on the same anticipated circumstances. If a household, other than a migrant farmworker household, submits an application after the household's certification period has expired, that application shall be considered an initial application and benefits shall be prorated. If a household's failure to timely apply for recertification was due to agency error causing a break in participation, follow the procedures in DSSM 9091.8. In addition, if the household submits an application for recertification prior to the end of its certification period but is found ineligible for one first month following the end of the certification period, then the first month of a subsequent participation will be considered an initial month. Conversely, if the household submits an application for recertification prior to the end of its certification period and is found eligible for the first month following the end of the certification period, then that month will not be an initial month.