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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES MANUAL SIMPLIFIED REPORTING (SR) HOUSEHOLDS FNS 505 SR RECERTIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
1 FNS 505 Change #7-2021 July 26, 2021 FNS 505 SR RECERTIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS Change #7-2021 July 26, 2021
505.01 SIMPLIFIED REPORTING RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A. All Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) households must file an application for recertification at the end of their certification period to be determined eligible for continued benefits. B. FNS households that do not file an application for recertification are not eligible to continue participation in the FNS program. 505.02 SYSTEM SELECTION OF CASES DUE FOR RECERTIFICATION A. North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST) automatically selects active FNS households that are subject to Simplified Reporting, prints the DSS-2435i/r FNS Notice of Expiration Recertification Form and mails the forms from Raleigh each month. B. The selection date for cases subject to Simplified Reporting occurs on the twelfth calendar day of the month prior to the last month of the certification period. If the selection date falls on a holiday or weekend, the selection date occurs on the workday prior to the tenth calendar day of the month. 1. FNS households that report a change of address after the selection date will not receive their DSS-2435 at the new address. The worker must take the following actions for those FNS households reporting a change of address after the selection date: a. Print a copy of the DSS-2435 and ensure the new mailing address is correctly reflected on the form. b. Mail the DSS-2435 FNS to the new address 5 mailing days prior to first day of the month of the last month of certification period or within 5 days of the reported change, if reported during the last month of the certification period or suspense month. C. NC FAST generates and mails the FNS unit a DSS-2435 on the next to last mailing day of the month prior to the last month of the certification period. 505.03 FILED AND UNFILED RECERTIFICATIONS A. Filed Recertifications: 1. The DSS-2435 must contain at least the following information to be considered filed and accepted by the county: