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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION FNS 425 EXPEDITED SERVICE PROCESSING

7 SecƟon 425 Change #1-2024 March 01, 2024 6. Eligibility and Benefit Calculations Except for destitute migrant and seasonal farmworker household, expedited service household must meet the regular eligibility requirements other than the work registration, ABAWD, SSN, and the non-citizen status requirements listed above. The allotments must be calculated using the same procedures that are used for other households. 7. For destitute migrant and seasonal farmworker household, the agency must determine their eligibility to participate and their benefit level for the month of application by counting only income that was received between the first day of the month and the date of application. Any income from a new source that is anticipated after the day of initial application is disregarded for the month of application. 425.06 POSTPONED VERIFICATION A. The agency may postpone the verification of all eligibility factors except identity. B. Postponing the verification of these eligibility factors means that the household that applies between the 1st and 15th of the month will receive FNS benefits with expedited service, if otherwise eligible, for one month. C. Households that apply after the 15th of the month, if otherwise eligible, will receive a combined allotment of FNS benefits with expedited service for the month of application and the following month. D. Households will not receive any additional FNS benefits until the necessary verifications are provided. This applies even if the first month’s benefits prorate to zero. E. Once postponed verification is received, process the case within 5 calendar days. F. The postponed verification requirement applies to information known or anticipated at the time of the interview only. Use the DSS-8650 Notice of Information Needed to Complete Your Food and Nutrition Services (DSS- 8650) to request verification of this information from the household. EXAMPLE: If the household reported during the interview that it was going to start work the next day, the agency could postpone verification of the income the household is expected to receive from the new job, process the case, and act on the verified information when it is received without a DSS-8553 Notice of Adverse Action.