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NOTICES FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING If the household is interviewed and no verification/information is needed, the eligibility staff member must send the household the approval and the appropriate reporting requirement notices on the same day expedited or continued benefits are authorized. If more information is needed after the interview to determine continued eligibility and the benefit amount, the eligibility staff member must send a postponed verification notice to the household. The notice informs the household of the: 1. Benefit amount(s); 2. Required verification(s) needed or the case will close without further notice; and, 3. Expenses requested, e.g., rent, utilities, child support obligation, but the case doesn’t close if the items are not submitted. If not verified, they aren’t allowed as deductions. The household is not required to report any changes after the interview until receiving the notice of eligibility (approval notice). Therefore, the reporting requirement notice must not be sent prior to the approval notice for continued benefits. If the required postponed verification is submitted before the end of the expedited period, the approval and the appropriate reporting requirement notices are sent to the household on the same day continued benefits are authorized. The household is required to report changes according to its reporting requirements after receiving the notice of eligibility (approval notice). REPEAT EXPEDITED APPLICATIONS There is no limit to the number of times a household may be eligible for expedited processing. The following criteria is required before approval for subsequent expedited services: 1. All postponed verification requested during the previous expedited processing must be received; OR, 2. The household was certified under normal processing standards since the last expedited certification. NOTE: If the household is unable to obtain the postponed information/verification due to no fault of their own, expedited benefits are approved and verification is not