33.10 Recertification Verification.

A. Households must be given a notice of required verification and a date such verification is due. B. Households must be given a minimum of 10 days to provide required verification information. C. If the required 10 day verification period extends past the end of the certification period, the household must be given the opportunity to participate within 5 business days after the household provides the information and benefits cannot be prorated. D. A change in income will be verified if the source has changed or the amount has changed by more than $50. E. Income will not be verified if the source has not changed or if the amount is unchanged or has changed by $50 or less, unless the information is incomplete, inaccurate, inconsistent or over 60 days old. F. Previously unreported medical expenses, actual utility expenses and total recurring medical expenses which have changed by more than $25 will also be verified. G. Total medical expenses or actual utility expenses claimed by households that are unchanged or have changed by $25 or less will not be verified unless the information is incomplete, inaccurate, inconsistent or over 60 days old. H. Households must verify any changes in the legal obligation to pay child support, the obligated amount, and the amount of legally obligated child support a household member pays to a non-household member. I. Newly obtained social security numbers will be verified at recertification. J. Individuals’ work hours will be verified for those subject to the SNAP time limits who are satisfying the work requirements in a program not operated or supervised by MDHS. K. Other information which has changed may be verified at recertification. L. Unchanged information will only be verified if the information is incomplete, inaccurate, inconsistent or over 60 days old. Source: 7 CFR §273.14(b)(4); 7 CFR §273.2(f)(8)(i) Revised: March 2022