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842 Chapter 4:Working with families • Section 12: State Family Pre-SSI Program (SFPSS) (07/2026) in which it will occur, the effective date is the first of the month in which it will occur, unless the change is for adding a person. When a person is being added to an open case, the effective date is the date which all eligibility requirements are met. If benefits have been issued for the month and adding the new person would reduce benefits, add the person the first of the following month. When the change is not reported until the month it occurs or later, the effective date is the first of the month following the date the change was reported. Changes causing reduction of benefits, are effective the first day of the month after the timely notice period expires. If the change will end benefits, the effective date is the last day of the month in which the timely notice period expires. Effective dates: special circumstances Restored benefits When participants are underpaid benefits that are legally theirs or have benefits denied or closed in error, they are entitled to a supplemental of those benefits. This called restoration of lost benefits. When an ODHS|OHA error caused the underpaid of benefits, the effective date of restoration is the date the error was made, up to a maximum period of 12 months. When a participant error caused the underpaid benefits, the effective date the participant notifies ODHS|OHA of the error, the month the agency discovers the error or the date of a hearing request. Redetermination of eligibility At initial application, a filing group is approved for benefits for a specific certification period. Prior to the certification period expiring, it is time for a redetermination of eligibility to approve or deny continuing benefits. Eligibility is at least once every 12 months for meeting the TANF program requirements. The redetermination of benefits is required not only when the certification period expires, but also at any other time ODHS|OHA determines that eligibility for benefits is questionable. The process involves reviewing the application and supporting verifications. Participants must cooperate in the redetermination process. Failure to do so causes ineligibility and benefits are stopped. If the group receives SNAP benefits, certify the TANF benefits for the same period as SNAP, so that eligibility for SNAP and TANF will come up for review at the same time. This allows participants to apply for multiple program benefits on one application. The effective date for continuing eligibility at the end of the redetermination period is one of the following: • If the redetermination form is received before the end of the last month of the redetermination period, the effective date is the first of the month after the redetermination period ends; • If the redetermination form is not received before the end of the participant’s last month of eligibility, end the benefits unless the filing group has:

Š Contacted the branch; and

Š Completed the redetermination within the month following the last month of the redetermination period.