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Title 7: SNAP Page 1 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Case Maintenance Overview Revised September 5, 2025

Overview This chapter is divided into four sections:  Household reporting policies  General policies for acting on changes  Policies for responding to specific types of changes  Recertification: • What a household must do to keep getting SNAP, and • What the worker must do to determine the household’s eligibility. Reporting Requirements Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.12 Policy: There are three changes a household must report while certified. These changes must be reported by the 10th day of the month after the month in which they occur. A household must report when:  Its total gross income goes over the gross income limit for the household’s size, or  An able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) stops working 80 hours, or  Anyone in the household receives lottery or gambling winnings of $4,500 or more in a single lottery/gambling winning. No other changes are required to be reported. However, households are allowed to report other changes and changes may be reported by sources other than the household. Follow guidance for Action on Changes Reported During the Certification Period to determine how and when you must act on reported changes. Some households will remain eligible after exceeding their gross income limit. They must report each month that they are over their gross income limit, even though they are still eligible for benefits. EXCEPTION: A household does not have to keep reporting this if:  All adults are elderly or disabled and they have no earned income; or  They are categorically eligible. Procedure: Discuss Reporting SNAP Changes (form 470-2960 or 470-2960(S)) with the household’s representative when conducting an interview. Make sure the household understands:  How to determine when it goes over its gross income limit,  Which household members are ABAWDs working 80 hours monthly,  That they must report these things by the 10th of the month after the change occurs, and  That the form will be automatically generated upon approval.