A household's benefit level for the initial month of certification is based on the day of the month the household applies for benefits.
(1) A household's benefit level for the initial month of certification is based on the day of the month the household applies for benefits. A household must receive benefits which are prorated from the day of application to the end of the initial month. A household which applies for benefits at any time after the end of its certification period will also have their first full month's benefits prorated from the date of application for recertification to the end of the initial month. For a resident of a public institution who applies jointly for SSI and food stamps as part of the SSA's Pre-release Program for the Institutionalized, the benefit level for the initial month of certification is based on the date of the month the applicant is released from the institution. Such applicant must receive benefits which are prorated from the day of the applicant's release from the institution to the end of the month. Initial month means:
(i)the first month for which the household is certified for participation in the food stamp program following any period during which the household was not certified for participation; and#
(i) the first month for which the household is certified for participation in the food stamp program following any period during which the household was not certified for participation; and
(ii)in the case of a migrant or seasonal farmworker household, the first month for which a household is certified for participation in the food stamp program provided such household applies following a period of more than 30 days in which the h#
(ii) in the case of a migrant or seasonal farmworker household, the first month for which a household is certified for participation in the food stamp program provided such household applies following a period of more than 30 days in which the household was not certified for participation.