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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services B-295 Eligibility and Payments Manual ISSUING BENEFITS 23 Jan 05 MTL 01/23 Expungement 295 EXPUNGEMENT Benefits are available to the household based on the “period of intended use”. When the period of intended use has expired, the benefits are expunged from the account and may not be reissued or restored. The period of intended use for TANF benefits is 180 days from issuance. The period of intended use for SNAP benefits is 274 days from issuance. 296 REPAYMENT OF A SNAP CLAIM USING SNAP BENEFITS HELD IN AN EBT ACCOUNT The head of household may choose to use SNAP benefits held in their EBT account to reduce or eliminate the balance of an established SNAP claim. Refer to manual section B-960 for specific policy and instructions.

Benefits due to be expunged will automatically be applied to any open SNAP claim before being reported/re- turned to FNS.

297 CONFERENCES AND HEARINGS REGARDING EBT ISSUES

Applicants have the same rights to conferences and hearings regarding EBT issues as they do for any other decision or issue. When the issue in question is related to EBT, the hearing representative should request an EBT specialist participate in the hearing process. 298 CANCELLATION/STATUS OF EBT CARDS UPON DEATH OF THE ENTIRE SNAP/TANF HOUSEHOLD

When the case manager receives notification the entire SNAP or TANF household is deceased, the case must be terminated as soon as administratively possible. After case termination the case manager must contact the EBT Specialist to status the EBT card. This will ensure improper use of the deceased individual’s/household’s SNAP or TANF benefits does not occur.