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

4 Section 450 Change #09-2021 August 9, 2021 2. Mandatory verification is missing; or 3. DSS determines that information on the application is questionable. E. Screen all applications received from SSA for entitlement to expedited service. This must be done on the day the application is received by DSS. F. Determine if members of SSI households are active FNS participants prior to processing the application. G. Allow SSI households to apply for FNS benefits at the agency if the household chooses to do so. In such cases, all verification, including that pertaining to SSI Program benefits, must be provided by the household, by SDX or BENDEX, or obtained by DSS rather than being provided by SSA. 450.06 COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PRE-RELEASE APPLICATIONS A. Determine eligibility of residents of public institutions who apply jointly for SSI and FNS benefits so eligible households are able to purchase food within 30 days following the date of the applicant’s release from the institution. Expedited processing time standards begin on the date of release from the institution. B. SSA notifies DSS of the applicant’s release date from the institution. If DSS is not notified of the release date in a timely manner, restore benefits back to the date of release. 450.07 APPLICATION PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS All FNS applications taken by SSA must be processed timely, and the following actions must be taken. A. Verify all required eligibility factors prior to certification. Households entitled to expedited service must be processed according to Section 320, Expedited Service. B. Verify SSI benefits through the State Data Exchange (SDX), the Beneficiary Data Exchange (BENDEX) or SOLQ, and/or through verification provided by the household. Do not reverify SDX and BENDEX data unless questionable. Give a household the opportunity to provide verification from another source if all necessary information is not available through SDX/BENDEX or if the data is contradictory to other household information. C. Refer to FNS 500 Simplified Reporting Category and Reporting Requirements for the appropriate certification period. Give the FNS unit a DSS-8550 Change Report Form. Quality Control (QC) errors that occur during the 12-