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MS 6430 [1]

Volume 2 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) MS 6430 – R. 5/31/26 – OMTL – 695 Expedited Services Criteria

[Determine eligibility for expedited services during application prescreening. Households do not have to request expedited service to receive it and cannot waive the right to expedited service.

The following households are eligible for expedited services:

A. Households with liquid resources of $100 or less, and who:

1. Have gross monthly income of less than $150; or

2. Are destitute migrant or seasonal farm workers.

B. Households whose combined gross income and liquid resources are less than the household's actual monthly shelter expenses. Shelter expenses include rent or mortgage, electricity, fuel oil, coal, telephone, sewer, gas (natural or propane), wood, water, and garbage. Do not include taxes and insurance on the property in determining the household's shelter expense. If the applicant is eligible to use the Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) or Basic Utility Allowance (BUA), use the appropriate standard as the utility expense when determining eligibility for expedited services. If the household is not entitled to the SUA or BUA, use the actual utility expenses to make the determination.

C. Verification of noncitizen status is not required for expedited services. However, verification must be provided prior to determining ongoing eligibility.

If an individual requests expedited services but is not entitled to them, process the application as any other non-expedited services application.

There is no limit to the number of times a household may be certified under expedited procedures as long as, prior to each expedited certification, the household either completes the verification requirements that were postponed at the last expedited certification or was certified under normal processing standards since the last expedited certification.]