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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 04/2019

WHEN NOT TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF AN APPLICATION

0005.09.06

Do not require a new application in the situations below:

● Adding people to an assistance unit. See 0005.09.09 (When to Use an Addendum to an Application).

● Cash assistance ends, but people remain eligible for SNAP, and the changes causing the cash assistance ineligibility have been documented prior to termination of cash assistance.

● Applicants request another assistance program or in some other way amend the application before the agency acts on their initial application. If all questions on the application are not answered, see 0005.12.03 (What is a Complete Application).

● Applicants are initially eligible for 1 cash assistance program but will be eligible for a different cash assistance program within 30 days of the date of application.

Also see 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application), 0005.09.09 (When to Use an Addendum to an Application), 0005.12.21 (Reinstating a Withdrawn Application), 0008.03 (Changes - Obtaining Information).

MFIP: Do not require units whose case was terminated because they did not submit a complete Household Report Form (HRF) (DHS- 2120) (PDF) or Combined Six-Month Report (CSR) (DHS-5576) (PDF) to complete an application if the unit submits the HRF or CSR before the end of the termination month.

When MFIP is ending but the unit remains eligible for SNAP-only benefits, follow the SNAP provisions.

DWP: Do not require completion of an application when:

● A participant who is determined to be unlikely to benefit from DWP transitions from DWP to MFIP within 30 days of the initial application.

When a participant is determined to be unlikely to benefit from DWP between the 31st day and the end of the 4th month of DWP eligibility, he/she is required to complete the Minnesota Transition Application Form (DHS-5223E) (PDF).

● A pregnant woman on DWP has a child and the case is moved to MFIP because she meets the child under 12 months ES exemption for DWP. See 0008.06.24 (DWP Conversion or Referral to MFIP).

● A participant who has exhausted the 4-month DWP eligibility transitions to MFIP, provided the participant has completed, signed, and submitted the MTAF to the agency within 30 days of the end of the 4th month of DWP eligibility.

● DWP has been closed due to non-compliance for less than 30 days.

For information on converting or referring of DWP cases to MFIP, see 0008.06.24 (DWP Conversion or Referral to MFIP).

SNAP: Do not require units whose case was terminated because they did not submit a complete Household Report Form (HRF) (DHS- 2120) (PDF) or Combined Six-Month Report (CSR) (DHS-5576) (PDF) to complete an application if the unit submits the HRF or CSR before the end of the termination month.

When a recipient fails to return a report form, or other necessary verification(s), or has been closed for less than 1 month AND the reason for closing has not changed, eligibility can be reinstated under the SNAP Break in Service provisions. Use ALL of the criteria below to determine if the SNAP case can be reinstated:

● The completed report form is returned.