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Title 7: SNAP Page 25 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Case Maintenance Common Changes in Household Circumstances Revised September 27, 2024 Adding a Member

6. On December 15, Alina reports that her daughter Camille was born on October 31. Alina also reports that Camille’s father Theo has been in the home since Camille’s birth. Camille is added to SNAP effective January 1. Theo cannot be added without also considering his income. To determine if verification of Theo’s income is needed immediately or held until recertification, add Theo’s income received each month in October-December to all other household income each month and compare it to Alina’s original reporting threshold. If the combined income in any of those months exceeded Alina’s original reporting threshold, an RFI must be sent to verify Theo’s income If the total household income did not exceed the original reporting threshold in any month from October-December, do not send an RFI. If the household voluntarily provides proof of Theo’s income, add Theo and his income to SNAP effective the month after the month the verification is received. Comment: If the new member is active on another case, document both cases with this reported change. Depending on the situation, you may be able to act without further verification. Otherwise, this reported change is held until recertification, unless the household voluntarily provides verification showing the member has joined their household. See Children Moving Between Homes for situations of joint custody. NOTE: When adding a member who is active on another case, use the verified information from that case file. You are basically just moving the recipient from one active case to another. Any additional changes would be handled following policies for action on changes during the certification period.

Leslie and her son Sully receive SNAP. She reports that Jake, Sully’s dad, has moved in. Jake has in own SNAP case, with verified monthly income of $500 from employer X. Leslie reports that Jake no longer works at X, but now works at employer Y and earns $1000 monthly. Since the new income does not cause them to exceed the reporting threshold, it does not need to be verified. Close Jake’s SNAP case and add him to Leslie’s household, using the $500 verified income from employer X. The changes in employment will need to be clarified and, if necessary, verified at next recertification. If the household reports the new member moved from another state and was active on someone else’s case there, contact the prior state to verify the benefits have closed. If the person is still active in the other state, this change is not verified and the new member can’t be added. If the household later contacts you to say the new member’s benefits are now closed, follow up with the other state again in an attempt to verify this information.