32.5 Changes Resulting in an Increase in Benefits.

A. When benefits are increased due to an additional household member or due to a decrease of $50 or more in the monthly gross income, the change must be effective no later than the month following the month the change is reported to MDHS. B. For changes not described above, MDHS must make the change effective no later than the first benefit issued 10 days after the reported change was known to MDHS. If the change is not reported until the 20th of a month and MDHS does not have time to adjust next month’s benefit, then the supplemental benefit must be provided to the household by the 10th day of the following month or on the household’s normal issuance during that month, whichever is later. C. MDHS has elected the option to verify changes that result in an increase in the benefit level. D. Therefore, MDHS must give the household 10 days to provide verification from the date the change was reported. E. If the household fails to verify the change within 10 days, but provides verification later, then the timeframes to make the change will be effective from the date of verification. F. If MDHS discovers that a benefit amount should have decreased after receiving subsequent verification, then it will issue a claim for the over-issuance. Source: 7 CFR §273.12(c)(1) Revised: March 2022