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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name C – Case Processing Section No./Name C-800-FITAP-SNAP Changes Document No./Name C-820-FITAP Actions On Changes Effective Date September 1, 2022

4 of 12  WHEN A HOUSEHOLD REPORTS A CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, REFER TO C- 840-FITAP.

 WHEN A HOUSEHOLD REPORTS A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER IS NOT DECEASED OR INCARCERATED, THAT HOUSEHOLD MEMBER MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AT A LOCAL DCFS OFFICE WITH VALID IDENTIFICATION TO PROVE THEY ARE NOT DECEASED OR INCARCERATED.

Change Reporting Households

Take action within 10 days to request necessary verification, make the changes and notify the household, if it is a change reporting household.

If the change reporting household does not provide verification by the due date given on the Request For Verification, send a Notice of Decision proposing closure.

Exception: Do not close the case if the missing verification is for a deductible expense. If there are other changes which have been verified, process the verified changes without allowing deductions for the unverified expenses.

C-821-1-FITAP - PR Changes Resulting in Ineligibility

IF THE REPORTED CHANGE RESULTS IN INELIGIBILITY DUE TO INCOME that equals or exceeds the flat grant amount for their household size, VERIFICATION OF THE HOUSEHOLD’S INCOME MUST BE REQUESTED IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BEFORE AN ELIGIBILITY DECISION CAN BE MADE ON THE CASE. SEND A REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION ALLOWING THE HOUSEHOLD 10 DAYS TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTED VERIFICATION.

IF THE VERIFICATION IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE DUE DATE, THE *** * APPLICATION MUST BE DENIED OR CLOSED ** FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION. A NOTICE OF DECISION MUST BE SENT ADVISING THE HOUSEHOLD THAT THEIR *** * FITAP APPLICATION WAS DENIED OR CASE CLOSED FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION.

IF THE VERIFICATION IS PROVIDED, BUDGET THE INCOME AND PROCESS THE CASE. IF THE INCOME equals or exceeds the flat grant amount for their household size, THE APPLICATION WILL BE DENIED OR THE ** CASE WILL BE CLOSED FOR REASON CODE “Failed Flat Grant Eligibility Test”. THE HOUSEHOLD MAY BE VERBALLY INFORMED THAT THE HOUSEHOLD’S REPORTED INCOME EXCEEDS *** * flat grant amount for their household size ** AND VERIFICATION OF THE INCOME MUST BE REQUESTED AND PROVIDED. IF THE HOUSEHOLD WISHES TO WITHDRAW THEIR APPLICATION, THE APPLICATION MUST BE DENIED WITH REASON CODE, “APPLICATION WITHDRAWN”.