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206 Chapter 15 Change Reporting Requirements 1 5 . 1 H O U S E H O L D R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y T O R E P O R T All applicants/recipients must report certain changes in their circumstances. The Agency must take appropriate action on all changes to determine if the change affects the household’s eligibility or allotment.

1 5 . 2 C H A N G E S D U R I N G T H E A P P L I C A T I O N F O R C E R T I F I C A T I O N P R O C E S S Applicant households are required to report any change(s) which has occurred in its circumstances since filing the application at the certification interview; however, reportable changes which occur after the interview, but before notification of eligibility, must be reported by the household by the tenth day of the month following the month in which the household receives the notice of eligibility.

1 5 . 3 S I M P L I F I E D R E P O R T I N G H O U S E H O L D S

Simplified reporting allows the Agency to reduce and simplify the rules under which most SNAP participants inform the state about changes in their income and circumstances during a certification period. Section 15.5 Actions on Reported Changes. At the initial certification, annual recertification, six-month recertification, tri-annual recertification and when the Agency transfers households to simplified reporting, the Agency must provide the household with the following: • A written and oral explanation of how simplified reporting works; • A written and oral explanation of the reporting requirements including: • What needs to be reported and verified; • When the report is due; • How to obtain assistance; and Chapter 15