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175 EXCEPTION: In the case of migrant and seasonal farmworker households, the term “initial month” means the first month for which the household is certified for participation in SNAP following any period of more than 1 month during which the household was not certified for participation. (2) Recertification Eligibility for recertification will be determined based on circumstances anticipated for the certification period starting the month following the expiration of the current certification period. The level of benefits for recertification will be based on the same anticipated circumstances. If the household submits an application for recertification prior to the end of its certification period and is found eligible for the first month following the end of the certification period, then that month will not be an initial month and benefits will not be prorated. If a household, other than a migrant or seasonal farmworker household, submits an application after the household's certification period has expired, that application will be considered an initial application and benefits for that month will be prorated. In addition, if the household submits an application for recertification prior to the end of its certification period but is found ineligible for the first month following the end of the certification period, then the first month of any subsequent participation will be considered an initial month. If a household's failure to timely apply for recertification was due to an error of the Agency and therefore there was a break in participation, the Agency will follow the procedures in Chapter 17 Recertification of SNAP Households. (3) Anticipated changes Because of anticipated changes, a household may be eligible for the month of application, but ineligible in the subsequent month. The household will be entitled to benefits for the month of application even if the processing of its application results in the benefits being issued in the subsequent month. Similarly, a household may be ineligible for the month of application, but eligible in the subsequent month due to anticipated changes in circumstances. Even though ineligible/denied for the month of application, the household does not have to reapply in the subsequent month. The same application will be used for the denial for the month of application and the determination of eligibility for subsequent months. (4) Changes in allotment levels As a result of anticipating changes, the household's allotment for the month of application may differ from its allotment in subsequent months.