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SNAP 1501-1 CASE MANAGEMENT Reporting Requirements
Supersedes: SNAP 1501-1 (10/01/2023) Reference: 7 CFR 273.10, 7 CFR 273.12, 7 CFR 273.13, 7 CFR 273.12(c)(3)(iii), 7 CFR 273.14
Overview: There are two different Household Reporting Requirements for SNAP: Change Reporting Households and Simplified Reporting Households. The following households are subject to Change Reporting requirements: 1. Migrant/seasonal farm worker households; and, 2. Households in which all members are elderly or disabled and do not have countable earned income. All other households are required to report changes according to Simplified Reporting Requirements. CHANGE REPORTING HOUSEHOLD REQUIREMENTS Change reporting households are required to report changes, including #10 Lottery and Gambling winnings, within 10 days of the date the change becomes known to the household. For reportable changes of income, the change must be reported within 10 days of the date the household receives the first payment attributable to the change. Change reporting households are required to report the following changes in circumstances: 1. Changes in sources of income, including starting or stopping a job or changing jobs if the change in employment is accompanied by a change in income. 2. Changes in the amount of earned income of more than $125 a month from the amount last used to calculate the household’s allotment, provided that the household is certified for no more than 6 months. a. NOTE: This only applies to migrant/seasonal farm worker households because households in which all members are elderly or disabled with countable earned income are subject to Simplified Reporting requirements. 3. Changes in the amount of unearned income of more than $125.00 a month, except changes relating to TANF. Eligibility staff are responsible for identifying changes during the certification period in the amount of TANF. 4. Changes in household composition, such as the addition or loss of a household member. 5. Changes in residence and the resulting changes in shelter expenses.