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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION SIMPLIFIED REPORTING (SR) HOUSEHOLDS FNS 515 SR CHANGES DURING THE CERTIFICATION PERIOD

Section 515 Change #02-2026 (Corrected) August 13, 2026 2. If it is a new sanction, determine when the sanction was imposed. If the Work First check is terminated due to a sanction imposed effective the month of application/ reapplication or in a non-certified month, no Work First payment amount will be budgeted. 3. Budget the gross payment amount if the sanction was imposed while the case was certified to receive FNS benefits. C. If the Work First check is terminated due to a sanction imposed effective the month of application/reapplication or in a non-certified month, do not count the Work First payment amount when determining benefits. D. If a sanction is in place at reapplication/recertification, determine if it is the same sanction or a new sanction. 1. If it is a new sanction, determine when the sanction was imposed. 2. If the Work First check is terminated due to a sanction imposed effective the month of application/reapplication or in a non-certified month, no Work First payment amount will be budgeted. 3. Budget the gross payment amount if the sanction was imposed while the case was certified to receive FNS benefits. E. If a Work First or TANF payment is reduced due to a client responsible overpayment, do not increase the households FNS allotment as a result of the decrease in Work First or TANF payment. Count the gross amount of the Work First or TANF payment as unearned income. EXCEPTION: If the Work First benefits terminate due to non-compliance or failure to meet an eligibility requirement, remove the payment from the FNS budget effective the month after the payment terminates. The case must terminate for this rule to apply. (Refer to Section 273.14, Non-Compliance with Work First Family Assistance (WFFA). NOTE: This does not include Benefit Diversion (BD), since BD is not countable income. NOTE: The FNS unit is not required to report changes in the Work First payment or cost-of- living increases (mass changes) in SSA or SSI income. Mass change instructions are issued via administrative letters. 515.07 CHANGES WITH UNCLEAR INFORMATION Unclear information is information that does not contain enough specifics to allow the worker to determine the effect on the case. Unclear information may be provided by the FNS unit or a third party during the certification period. Unclear information can be known to the agency and not verified or known to the agency with verification, but additional information is needed for clarification.