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97 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 1: Application REF The date a signed application for cash benefits (including the applicant’s name, address and signature) is received by ODHS|OHA. If the request is received after business hours or on a weekend or holiday, the filing date will be the next working day. An application is good for 30 days. If the application decision has not been made, the application is denied. A new filing date needs to be established. MSP Filing date does not apply, see date of request. OSIPM Filing date does not apply, see date of request. HSD Filing date does not apply, see date of request. Click here for examples: Filing date. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-115-0040 — Filing Date; REF, SNAP, TANF 461-115-0210 — Application Processing Time Frames; SNAP Effective date of benefits After an individual has completed the application process and is determined eligible for a program or programs, their initial month’s benefits are approved. The date in which this occurs is called the effective date. Programs have different effective dates for when benefits can be authorized upon completing the application process. SNAP In most situations, for a filing group making an initial application or applying at the end of a certification period, the effective date for starting benefits is the filing date, as long as all eligibility requirements are met within 30 days of the filing date. If all eligibility requirements are not met within 30 days of the filing date, the effective date is the date all eligibility requirements are met.

If a filing group applies for benefits during the last two months of their certification period, the effective date is the first of the month following the end of the certification period unless the filing group fails to complete the application process within the application time frames.

For migrant and seasonal farmworkers that received SNAP benefits in another state the month before applying for SNAP benefits in Oregon, the effective date for starting benefits is the first of the month. TANF In the TANF program, when a filing group makes an initial application or applies after the end of their certification period, the effective date for starting benefits is the filing date, if all eligibility requirements are met within 30 days of the filing date, unless: • If the only eligible child is an unborn, the effective date may not be earlier than the first day of the calendar month prior to the month in which the due date falls; • For a JOBS support service payment, the effective date is the date the individual meets all eligibility requirements in OAR 461-190-0211.