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216 The Agency may notify a household that its benefits will be reduced or terminated, no later than the date the household receives, or would have received, its allotment, if the following conditions are met: (A) The household reports the information which results in the reduction or termination. (B) The reported information is in writing and signed by the household. (C) The Agency can determine the household's allotment or ineligibility based solely on the information provided by the household as required in B above. (D) The household retains its right to a fair hearing as allowed in Chapter 18 Fair Hearings. (E) The household retains its right to continued benefits if the fair hearing is requested within the time period set by the Agency in accordance with Section 18.3 Continuation of Benefits (1) Timely request for a fair hearing. (F) The Agency continues the household's previous benefit level, if required, within five working days of the household's request for a fair hearing.

1 6 . 2 E X E M P T I O N S F R O M N O T I C E Individual notices of adverse action will not be provided when: (A) The State initiates a mass change as described in Section 15.8 Mass Changes EXCEPTION: A notice of adverse action must be sent if an annual and/or seasonal adjustment to SSA, SSI and other federal benefits results in the termination or decrease of a household’s benefits. (B) The Agency determines based on reliable information that all members of a household have died. (C) The Agency determines, based on reliable information that the household has moved from the State. (D) The household has been receiving an increased allotment to restore lost benefits, the restoration is complete, and the household was previously notified in writing of when the increased allotment would terminate. (E) The household's allotment varies from month to month within the certification period to take into account changes which were anticipated at the time of certification, and the household was so notified at the time of certification. (F) The household jointly applied for TANF and SNAP benefits and has been receiving SNAP benefits pending the approval of the TANF grant and was notified at the time of certification that SNAP would be reduced upon approval of the TANF grant. (G) A household member is disqualified for Intentional Program Violation (IPV), in accordance with Section 20.4 SNAP Disqualification for an Intentional Program Violation (IPV), or the benefits of the remaining household members are reduced or terminated to reflect the disqualification of that household member.