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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF child is an unborn, only the need of the pregnant woman are considered for a cash payment. The father/domestic partner and unborn(’s) needs are not included. Once the child is born, the father/domestic partner and newborn become required household members and all other eligibility requirements must be met (See E&P MS A-300). 115 Deadlines (toc) Applications for TANF assistance are required to be processed with a determination of eligibility by the 45th day from the application date. SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP month of application will not be issued. Ongoing benefits under $10 will be paid. Nevada uses a standard 30-day calendar formula (full month’s benefit X 31 – date of application ÷ 30 = allotment) to determine monthly benefits. When a person applies on the 31st of the month it is the same as applying on the 30th. Always subtract the application date from 31 days, regardless of the number of days in the month. Benefits for the initial month are prorated using the 30-day formula as follows: 1. Subtract the date of application from 31 to arrive at the number of days to be prorated. 2. Divide the whole allotment for the household size by 30 days. The sum is the daily SNAP benefit amount. Round to cents. 3. Multiply the number of days in #1 by the sum in #2. Drop the cents. 4. The result in #3 are the prorated benefit amount. Example: A household with a whole monthly allotment computed to be $395.00 applies on July 17. The household’s prorated allotment for July is $184 (31-17 = 14 days to be prorated. $395 / 30 days = $13.1666 = $13.17 daily benefit allotment. $13.17 x 14 days = $184.38 = $184 prorated allotment). The system will automatically compute and pro-rate the initial month’s benefit based on information posted in the system. When computing manual budgets, use the same formula to determine pro­ rated benefits. Ineligible households will be notified as soon as possible but no later than 30 days after the application date. Households who fail to provide the requested verification will be denied on the 30th day from the date of application. The day after the date of the application is the first day of the 30-day period. Exceptions: PROCESSING TIME LIMITS Proration Division of and Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 07 May 26 MTL 07/26 B-114