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

3 Section 450 Change #09-2021 August 9, 2021 B. If SSA does not know the proposed date of release and/or place of residence after release, SSA holds the application up to 30 calendar days. When the institution informs SSA of the release date and/or place of residence after release, SSA forwards the application to DSS within one federal workday of notification. If SSA receives a release date but no place of residence, SSA forwards the application to the DSS office serving the institution. SSA completes the cover sheet of the DSS-8207-SSI to include the name, address, telephone number of the institution, and contact person. When the applicant is released, SSA provides DSS with the place of residence and verification of the new living arrangement in accordance with SSI rules. C. If the applicant is eligible for expedited service, SSA informs the applicant. SSA immediately forwards the application to DSS via fax and mails the original application within one federal workday. D. If the applicant is not eligible for expedited service, SSA informs the applicant and mails the application to DSS within one federal workday. E. SSA refers non-SSI households to the appropriate county DSS. Normal application and processing procedures apply. 450.05 COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES A. Determine eligibility and give eligible SSI households the opportunity to purchase food within 30 days following the date the application was received by SSA. All eligibility factors must be verified. Note time frame exceptions with expedited service applications and pre-release applications. B. Process expedited service applications so eligible households are able to purchase food within seven calendar days. The expedited processing time standards begin on the date DSS receives the application. C. If an application and the supporting documentation are sent to the wrong DSS, the receiving DSS must forward the application and documentation to the appropriate DSS within one working day of receipt. D. Applicant households that contain only SSI applicants or recipients are not required to see a DSS eligibility worker or be interviewed by DSS staff. DSS must process the FNS application. DSS must not contact the applicant household to obtain information for certification unless: 1. The application is improperly completed; or