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I I is applied. However, once a TANF grant is budgeted on the SNAP case, any subsequent IPV disqualifications will result in application of the means-tested income penalty. State Only Cooperation Requirements: The means-tested income penalty cannot be applied due to TANF state only cooperation requirements (e.g., verification not returned, noncooperation with the redetermination process, failed to appear for an interview). State only requirements normally end with a denial or termination of TANF benefits. A TANF IPV disqualification must occur and impact TANF income already included and budgeted on the SNAP case. 638 CHANGES IN PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS If circumstances change and the household is subject to new TANF income standards or new SNAP income/resource standards, apply the changes: no later than the month following the month the within 10 days from the date the change is change was required to be reported. reported allowing adverse action. 639 CHANGES FOR JOINTLY PROCESSED SNAP/SSI CASES Jointly processed SNAP and SSI households have the same reporting requirements as other SNAP households. 640 CHANGES AFFECTING BENEFITS Normal budgeting rules will be applied when determining if augmentation of a previously paid benefit month should be considered due to changes. 641 ADDITIONS TO THE HOUSEHOLD Determine eligibility when a new member must be added. If the new household member is active in another household, do not add them until they are removed from the other household, unless they are a required TANF household member. Underpayments are made to the receiving household and overpayments calculated for the losing household if the member is not added and removed timely. Simplified Reporting Households are not required to report changes in household composition once the eligibility interview has been conducted. If the agency becomes aware of a change, it must be acted on; accordingly, however, underpayments B-637.1 Division of Social Services CHANGES Eligibility and Payments Manual MEANS-TESTED INCOME PENALTIES 14 Aug 25 MTL 11/25 RESULTIONG FROM NONCOOPERATION WITH TANF OR OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS