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Title 7: SNAP Page 30 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter B: Application Processing Public Assistance Households Revised September 27, 2024 Single Interview Public Assistance Households Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j), 441 IAC 65.13(2) Households can apply for SNAP at the same time they apply for public assistance. Unless the household has indicated that it does not want SNAP, all public assistance applications must be processed as SNAP applications with the same timelines and procedures as other SNAP applicants. If it is unclear if a household that files a public assistance application wants to apply for SNAP, either contact the household or ask during the interview. Use only SNAP policies to process the SNAP part of a public assistance application. If the public assistance portion of the application is denied, continue to process the SNAP part. A new application is not needed. Single Interview Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j)(1), 441 IAC 65.13(3) When a household applies for both public assistance and SNAP at the same time, hold one interview for all programs. Do not make the household see a different IM worker or attend separate interviews for each program. After the interview, separate workers can process the application for the different programs. Inform households applying for FIP that time limits and other requirements specific to FIP to not apply to SNAP. Verification Procedures and Timeliness Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j)(1) Use SNAP verification procedures for eligibility factors that affect only SNAP. When eligibility factors affect both public assistance and SNAP, you can use the same verification as used for other public assistance. However, if verification is requested you must give the household 10 days to provide it. If there is enough verification at the end of 30 days to process SNAP but not enough to process public assistance, proceed with determining SNAP eligibility. Do not delay a decision solely to wait for the public assistance information. SNAP time limits still apply to the SNAP part of the application.