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be prorated based on the date of receipt. For reinstatement of the case, the worker will send MAVERICS notice A509, Reinstatement – Interim Reporting, to inform the household of eligibility and benefit level for the remainder of the review period. Non-receipt of Interim Report Interim reports will be due by the 5th day of the due month. Failure of the household to return the interim report will generate a notice to the household. MAVERICS notice X003, Notice of No Return of Interim Report, will inform the household that the case will close if a completed report is not returned by the end of the month. Non-return of the interim report places the case in frozen status. The X003 will be mailed to the household on the 10th day of the month in which the interim report is due. The notice will also state that the case may be reinstated during the 7th month of the review period, with benefits being prorated for the month of receipt, provided the interim report is determined to be complete. For reinstatement of the case, the worker will send MAVERICS notice A509, Reinstatement – Interim Reporting, to inform the household of eligibility and benefit level for the remainder of the review period. NEED STANDARD Basic Requirements The Department, with approval of the State Legislature, has a minimum standard for basic needs which is based on family size and amount of state and federal funds available. Individual requirements are combined to create a consolidated standard of need for TANF and the refugee programs. Refer to tables in Chapter 15 for need standards. NUMBER OF BUDGET GROUPS When two or more sets of children live in one household, make: One application if the same individual is responsible for more than one set of children. For example, a grandparent may be responsible for his own children who are technically eligible and for the children of his deceased son or daughter. Also, a stepparent who is responsible for both his/her own children and stepchildren when the spouse is no longer in the home. 1. Separate applications only when there is no legal sibling relationship between the sets of children. For example, separate applications should be made when a TANF mother and her children

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