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If the report is received after the 3rd day of the report month, but within 10 days of the date the reminder notice is mailed (before the closure notice), the eligibility staff member must process the report in time to allow adequate notice of a reduction or termination of SNAP benefits. If the household files a Simplified Report after SNAP has been closed but before the end of the report month, the eligibility staff member must re-open the SNAP program and process the report. If information/verification is required, a 10-day notice is sent and if the household provides the information during this 10-day period or prior to the end of the report month, the eligibility staff member determines eligibility and sends appropriate notice. If the 10-day notice period extends beyond the report month, benefits are not prorated. If the household has requested a fair hearing on the basis that they submitted a complete Simplified Report, but the State does not have it, the eligibility staff member will reinstate the household if a completed Simplified Report is received before the end of the issuance month. The combined Simplified Report for SNAP and TANF shall clearly indicate on the form that SNAP-only households need not provide information required by another program. Non-applicant household or family members need not provide SSNs or information about citizenship or immigration status. SIMPLIFIED REPORT RECEIVED AFTER REPORT MONTH Households are required to reapply for benefits if a Simplified Report is not received by the last day in the report month. If the last day of the report month falls on a weekend or holiday, the household has through the next business day to submit the report. ACTING ON CHANGES GENERAL Eligibility staff must act on reported changes within 10 days of report, regardless of whether the change was reported timely, to determine if the change affects the household's eligibility or allotment. Changes reported over the telephone or in person by the household must be acted on in the same manner as those reported on a change report form. If a household reports a change in income, and the new circumstance is expected to continue for at least one month beyond the month in which the change is reported, the eligibility staff must act on the change. Reported/discovered information may come from the household, data matches used in eligibility determinations, or credible third-party sources, e.g., other State or Federal agencies. Information from data matches or third-party sources must follow procedures under ACTING ON UNCLEAR INFORMATION. Changes in medical expenses reported by a source other than the household are acted on if the changes are considered verified upon receipt and do not require contact with the household. When a household reports a change in residence, the State agency must investigate and act on potential changes in shelter costs arising from this reported change by sending a pend notice. However, if a household fails to provide information regarding the associated changes in shelter costs within 10 days of the notice, the State agency should send a notice to the household that their allotment will be recalculated without the deduction. NOTE: SNAP households CANNOT be required to verify reported/discovered information from data matches and third-party sources that does not meet Simplified Reporting requirements. The two exceptions to this are the Death Match and Prisoner Match. We must act on information found on these data matches. (7 CFR 273.12(c)(3)(iii), 7 CFR 273.13, 7 CFR 273.14). Please refer to related Business Processes in these situations.

NOTE: See section ACTING ON UNCLEAR INFORMATION later in this section for criteria about unclear information before acting on changes.