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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 140 EXPEDITED SERVICE (toc) All SNAP applications must be screened for expedited services at the time of receipt. Expedited service criteria is only evaluated for circumstances that exist in the month of application. 141 EXPEDITE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (toc) Households are entitled to expedited service if one of the following criteria is met at the time the application is received. All expedited criteria must be evaluated for the month of application only. • The household has – reported liquid resources totaling $100 or less, and – reported gross monthly income totaling less than $150, OR • The households reported liquid resources and reported gross monthly income total less than the current monthly expenses for rent/mortgage and utilities. Determine the household’s allowable utility expense based on their appropriate utility allowance (SUA, LUA, IUA or TUA). For instance, if the household has rent of $400 and pays heating and cooling costs, the monthly expense would be $659, $400 + $259. A household that reapplies during its last benefit month does not qualify for expedited service. Households who have received SNAP benefits from any source in the application month are not entitled to expedited services as benefits cannot be duplicated for the current month. For households entitled to expedited service, the worker will: • postpone all verification except identity until 10 days following the date of the interview, and • if eligible, authorize benefits the day of the interview or the next business day in the same week they apply. In the following situations, evaluate if benefits can or cannot be authorized the same day the application is received: • Applicants who file late in the day and cannot be interviewed that same day - Interview the applicant the next business day within the same week of the application. Note: Interview and approve the household the same day if the office will not be open the next business day. • Households that submit their applications through the mail or drop them off either at the front desk or in the drop box must have their applications evaluated the same day the application is received. If the household meets expedited criteria and has a telephone number, contact the household the day the application is received and complete the interview while on the telephone, or schedule an appointment the next business day if the applicant is unable to complete the interview at that time. A-140 APPLICATION PROCESSING Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 June 26 MTL 08/26 EXPEDITED SERVICE