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Title 7: SNAP Page 8 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter M: Employment and Training Program Participant Eligibility and Tracking Revised October 11, 2024 SNAP Eligibility Denial

SNAP application filed March 6, and application denied March 23 for failing to provide information. ▪ If information is returned prior to April 5, and the client is determined eligible, there is no break in E&T eligibility. ▪ If information is returned April 25, and the client is determined eligible, E&T eligibility periods are: • March 6 - 23 • April 25 – through the end of SNAP eligibility. A RRED submitted after the end of the certification period is treated as an application. SNAP Ongoing Client A person who is receives SNAP is eligible for E&T from the date of their E&T application when an E&T referral is documented in WISE. When a request for E&T is submitted by the E&T provider during the certification period, SNAP eligibility has already been determined, and E&T eligibility is approved. Clients who have a RRED due may have a disruption in their E&T eligibility, depending on when the RRED is received and processed. E&T providers will be notified when a RRED is due for the client to assist in ensuring there is no break in assistance.

1. Client is receiving SNAP effective January – June. A request for E&T is submitted by the provider and received March 20. E&T should be approved with a March 20 effective date if there is an E&T referral in WISE. During the monthly eligibility check in May, the provider should be notified that the HH will receive a RRED in June so they can provide any assistance necessary to complete. 2. Client is receiving SNAP effective January – June. A request for E&T is submitted by the provider on June 25th. The RRED has been received but has not been processed. E&T eligibility is approved effective June 25. The provider is notified that July eligibility has not yet been established and is pending. a. The RRED is processed with an eligibility date of July 1 (including the E&T screening and referral completed). The provider is notified that the client is now eligible for July, with no break in eligibility. b. The RRED is processed (including the E&T screening and referral completed) with an eligibility date of July 15. The provider is notified that the client is eligible for July effective the 15th. There is no E&T eligibility between July 1-14. See 7-B and 7-G for more information on SNAP eligibility dates when there is a delay in processing.