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208 NOTE: An individual who works a minimum of 30 hours per week or earns the weekly wages at least equal to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours is required to report if his or her work hours falls below 20 hours per week. The household must report the reduction in work hours by the tenth day of the month following the month of the change. Any month in which this individual received a full month of benefits while not fulfilling the ABAWD work requirement or not otherwise exempt, will be a countable month.

1 5 . 4 I N T E R I M C H A N G E S F O R 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 (1) Interim changes considered verified upon receipt

Regardless of a household’s reporting requirement, the Agency must take action on the following changes, considered verified upon receipt, whether the change causes an increase or decrease in the SNAP allotment:

(A) BENDEX information on IEVS (B) SDX information on IEVS (C) Child support income changes received through the PACSS/CHIP interface (D) Changes reported for TANF only if the change results in a change in the TANF benefit amount (E) Employment verification received from E & T (2) Interim changes reported by the household that must be acted on

Although simplified reporting households are not required to report any interim changes unless the household’s gross income exceeds 130% of poverty, an ABAWD’s work hours fall below 20 hours per week or a member of the household wins substantial lottery or gambling winnings ($4500 or more), the household may report any changes it chooses to report during the certification period. If the household reports one of the following, the Agency must take action on the change, regardless of whether the change causes an increase or decrease in the SNAP allotment:

(A) Household member(s) moving from one SNAP household to another SNAP household (B) Death of any household member(s). (C) Relocation of any household member(s) out-of-state. This change may also be reported to the Economic Services worker by a SNAP agency outside of South Carolina and the Economic Services worker must take action on the change, regardless of whether the change causes an increase or decrease in the SNAP allotment. (D) The household has voluntarily requested that its case be closed in accordance with Section 16.2 Exemptions from Notice (K). (E) Household member(s) removed from a SNAP household by SCDSS Child Welfare Services (CWS) or SCDSS Adult Protective Services (APS). This change may also be reported to the Economic Services worker by SCDSS Child Welfare Services (CWS) or SCDSS Adult