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1825.00.00 JOINT SSI/SNAP APPLICATIONS (S)

A household where all members are receiving or applying for SSI benefits, has the right to apply for SNAP benefits at the Social Security Office. An application is to be completed at the Social Security Office and forwarded to DFR for processing. The SSA office must prescreen the application for entitlement to expedited service the day the application is received at the SSA office, and enter "Expedited Processing" on the application, if appropriate.

The SSA office should inform households that expedited benefits may be provided sooner if they approach the local DFR office directly. The date of application will be the date SSA date stamps the application unless the application qualifies as expedited. For expedited applications, the date of application is the date on which DFR receives the application. 1830.00.00 APPLICATION REGISTRATION PROCESS

Application registration begins the application process for individuals requesting assistance. The purpose of application registration is to: • Gather basic demographic information on the individual(s) for application completion • Perform individual clearance, statewide clearance, prior contact checks and address inquiries through the eligibility system • Identify expedited SNAP AGs • Initiate tracking of applications through the eligibility system. 1830.05.00 COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION

An application for assistance may be filed in any Local DFR Office regardless of where the applicant resides. Under no circumstances is an individual to be denied the right to apply for assistance.

A client may complete an online application in any local office and may request assistance in completing the application from a local office staff member. In the case of systems failure, any client visiting the local office for the purpose of completing an application will be provided with a paper application and may request staff assistance in completing the application.

The individual's legal name is to be used on the application in most cases. If the individual has an alias or has used other names in the past, it is important to establish which name the individual uses most frequently when doing business. The individual's most used name is the name under which the case is to be established.

All other names by which the individual is known are to be documented in Comments.

An individual with no fixed home address may provide another mailing address at the time of application. If no other address is available to the client, the local office address may be used.

Once a signed application is received, the recorded information supplied by the ICP is not to be changed nor is information to be added.