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Volume 2 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) MS 3120 – R. 6/30/26 – OMTL – 642 Eligibility Determination for SNAP Applications from the Social Security Administration (SSA)

[Certify Supplemental Security Income (SSI) household applications accepted by the Social Security Administration (SSA) like any other application, with the following exceptions:

A. Households are not subject to another interview or required to see a SNAP worker.

B. No further contacts are made with the households unless:

1. The application is improperly completed or not signed;

2. Mandatory verification is missing (assume identification (ID) has been verified, as the applicant must present ID when applying for SSI); or

3. Information on the application is questionable.

If an unsigned form SF-1, Application for Simplified Assistance for the Elderly (SAFE), is received at the local office, do not enter the application into the system. Mail the unsigned SF-1 with forms PAFS-2, Application Letter/Notice of Expiration, FS-360, Information About the SNAP program, and a request to designate an authorized representative to the household. Retain a copy of the unsigned SNS-101 in the Electronic Case File (ECF).

C. Use a telephone interview, letter, or home visit with the applicant to update form SNS-101 when necessary, using the hardcopy application FS-1 Application for SNAP to identify missing information. Attach the unsigned FS-1 to form SF-1.

D. SSA verifies information to the extent possible and indicates verification received on the transmittal form. The SNAP worker requests any additional needed verification.

E. Recertify SSI households as other households with the following exceptions:

1. SSI households are entitled to make timely applications for recertification at the SSA office if:

a. They do not have a pending SNAP application; and

b. They have received an appointment letter from the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) informing them of their need to reapply.

2. An application for recertification is considered filed when received by the SSA office.]