2. SIX-MONTH REPORTS

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A. Households in which all adult members are elderly or have disabilities with no earned income at certification are not required to complete a six-month report.

B. All other households must complete a six-month report. Information reported on the six-month report must reflect current household status.

C. The Department shall send households who are required to submit a six-month report, a six-month report prior to the end of the fifth month of their certification period.

D. The six-month report is not a recertification, therefore:

(1) Reported changes that result in a decrease in benefits or closure need to receive adverse action and advance notice.

(2) Reported changes that result in a decrease in benefits (e.g., increases in income, decreases in household size or expenses) do not require verification.

(3) Changes to mandatory items, per Section 222-5(2), that result in an increase in benefits (e.g., decreases in income), may only be made if they are verified.

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2. SIX-MONTH REPORTS

Official source

A. Households in which all adult members are elderly or have disabilities with no earned income at certification are not required to complete a six-month report.

B. All other households must complete a six-month report. Information reported on the six-month report must reflect current household status.

C. The Department shall send households who are required to submit a six-month report, a six-month report prior to the end of the fifth month of their certification period.

D. The six-month report is not a recertification, therefore:

(1) Reported changes that result in a decrease in benefits or closure need to receive adverse action and advance notice.

(2) Reported changes that result in a decrease in benefits (e.g., increases in income, decreases in household size or expenses) do not require verification.

(3) Changes to mandatory items, per Section 222-5(2), that result in an increase in benefits (e.g., decreases in income), may only be made if they are verified.

(a)Recipients may be asked to submit verification;…#

(a) Recipients may be asked to submit verification; however, they are not required to do so. The Department shall inform recipients of the advantage of submitting verification of changes that increase benefits.

(b)If verification is received after the processing of the…#

(b) If verification is received after the processing of the six-month report and it results in an increase to the benefit amount, the increase takes effect the month the verification was received. The household may be eligible for a supplement.

(4) Only the questions on the six-month report need to be answered or reported.

E. The Department shall send a reminder notice to households during the sixth month if the six-month report has not been received by the filing date.

F. Failure of the household to return the report prior to the end of the sixth month results in closure of SNAP benefits. The benefits will remain closed unless the report is submitted during the seventh month or the household reapplies for benefits.

G. If a six-month report is submitted late, but received by the Department in the seventh month the end date of the certification period will not change and benefits for the seventh month will not be prorated, if the household is otherwise eligible.

Households that do not submit their six-month report by the end of the seventh month of the certification period will need to reapply if they want benefits to continue. A six-month report received after the seventh month cannot be accepted as an application or reapplication.