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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION FNS 425 EXPEDITED SERVICE PROCESSING

9 SecƟon 425 Change #1-2024 March 01, 2024 situation. Do not delay processing due to the new change. Use the DSS-8650 to request additional information if needed. The FNS Unit has ten days to provide the information. D. If the change affects eligibility, complete and send the household the DSS- 8551 Effect of Change Notice or the DSS-8553 Notice of Adverse Action, whichever is appropriate. 425.08 CERTIFICATION PERIODS FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE CASES The household will be assigned a normal certification period per FNS 500.02 Certification Periods . A. For applications made after the 15th of the month, a combined allotment with expedited service for the month of application and the month after will be issued. Benefits for the third month will be issued following the normal issuance schedule. B. For applications made between the 1st and 15th of the month, the household will only receive the initial allotment. The second month’s allotment will not be authorized until all postponed verifications are provided. This rule applies even if the initial month’s benefits prorate to zero. C. For applications made after the 15th of the month, if determined eligible, the household will be issued a combined allotment with expedited service for the month of application and the month after. The third month’s allotment will not be authorized until all postponed verifications are provided. D. If a household is not eligible for FNS benefits for the month of application but is eligible for FNS benefits and qualifies for expedited service for the following month, NC FAST will deny benefits for the month of application and issue benefits with expedited service for the following one month only. 425.9 REGULATORY DELAY FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE APPLICATIONS Some expedited service cases may experience processing delays. NC FAST will offer the option to indicate a regulatory delay and the reason when appropriate. Delays with good cause are considered overdue by USDA. However, when appropriate, use regulatory delay to notate the reason for delay in NC FAST. A. The following situations are considered delays with good cause. 1. A household was not eligible for expedited service at the time the application was taken. A change in situation occurs during the 25-day application processing period that makes the household eligible for expedited service.