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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS FNS 450 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION APPLICATIONS

1 Section 450 Change #09-2021 August 9, 2021 FNS 450 Social Security Administration Applications Change #09-2021 August 9, 2021

450.01 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES (FNS) APPLICATIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) OFFICE A household consisting of only Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and/or recipients may apply for FNS at the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office. 450.02 SSA APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS The SSA Office takes FNS applications for those households who contain only SSI applicants/recipients. The SSA refers non-SSI households to the appropriate county department of social services (DSS) to apply. Do not require the applicant to be seen at the local DSS when the SSA Office takes an application. Additional information may be requested, but the applicant does not have to come in to the agency. In no event would the applicant be required to appear at the FNS office to complete the application process. The SSA Office completes joint SSI and FNS applications for residents of public institutions. In accordance with the SSA Pre-Release Program, these individuals may apply for both SSI and FNS benefits prior to their release from the institution. The applicant is not eligible to receive the FNS benefits until he is released from the institution. 450.03 SSA RESPONSIBILITIES The SSA Office has the following responsibilities. A. Inform SSI applicants and recipients of the availability of benefits under the FNS Program and the availability of the application. The SSA Office is not required to accept applications or to conduct interviews for SSI applicants or recipients who are not members of households that contain only SSI applicants and/or recipients. B. Conduct the interview. C. Complete the SSI/ Food and Nutrition Services Application, DSS-8207-SSI. D. Prescreen applications for expedited service on the day the application is received at the SSA Office.