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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION FNS 425 EXPEDITED SERVICE PROCESSING

6 SecƟon 425 Change #1-2024 March 01, 2024 The household or the household’s authorized representative may complete work registration forms to the best of their ability for those household members required to register for work. The agency may attempt to register household members by other means, such as calling the household. 1. Registration of household members and verification of questionable work exemptions must be postponed. Work registration will be deferred until postponed verification is provided. Once postponed verification is provided, FNS unit members must be registered unless exempt. 2. Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Requirements Prior to certification, the agency must evaluate all household members to determine ABAWD status. 3. Social Security Number (SSN) Requirements a. Ask households entitled to expedited service to furnish or apply for a SSN for each person prior to releasing ongoing benefits. b. For newborns, an SSN or proof of an application for a SSN at its next recertification or within six months after the month the baby is born, whichever is later must be provided. c. Those households who do not meet this requirement will be allowed to participate if they satisfy the good cause requirements. See FNS 230 Social Security Enumeration , for explanation of good cause. 4. Alien Status Requirements If a household that is eligible for expedited service submits information that indicates a non-citizen is eligible but does not provide the necessary verification, postpone verification and include the non-citizen as a member of the household. If the household does not provide enough information to determine that the alien is eligible, treat as an ineligible alien. 5. Intentional Program Violation (IPV) Disqualified Individuals If the household advises that a person has been disqualified for an IPV, the agency should act on the information provided by the household. If the agency discovers through automated inquiry and match procedures that a member is subject to disqualification for an IPV, the agency should determine if the disqualification is current and valid. Do not delay benefits beyond the seven-day delivery standard pending verification of the disqualification. The change cannot be made until the information is verified. Upon verification of the disqualification information, the agency must establish a claim against the household for any overissued benefits.