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221 If the household takes the required action after denial but within the calendar month after the end of the certification period, the Agency will reopen the case and prorate benefits from the date the household takes the required action.

NOTE: The required actions include submitting a signed recertification application form, completing the interview, and providing verification, if requested.

For more detailed information and examples, see SNAP Tool Kit 3: SNAP Annual (12- Month) Recertification Chart and SNAP Tool Kit 4: SNAP Six (6) Month & Tri- Annual (4-Month) Recertification Chart. (2) Untimely recertification

An application for recertification received after the 15th of the month of the current certification, but before the current certification ends is considered untimely.

For an application received after the 15th of the month of the current certification, but before the current certification ends, the following must be adhered to: • The household loses its right to uninterrupted benefits. • The household has 30 days after the end of the certification period to complete the recertification process and have its application treated as an application for recertification. Thirty days is defined as a calendar month. • If the household takes the required action before the end of the certification period, the Agency must process the application and provide a full month's benefits for the initial month of the new certification period. • If the household takes the required action after the end of the certification period but within 30 days of the date of the application for recertification, the Agency must process the application and provide a full month's benefits for the initial month of the new certification period. • For applications for recertification filed after the 15th of the last month of the certification period but prior to the end of the certification period where the household does not take the required action within 30 days, the application must be denied. However, if the household takes the required action after denial but within the calendar month after the end of the certification period, the Agency will reopen the case and prorate benefits from the date the household takes the required action. NOTE: The required actions include submitting a signed recertification application form, completing the interview, and providing verification, if requested.

EXCEPTION: If the Agency is at fault for delaying the household's recertification application beyond the first of the month of what would have been its new certification period, the household's benefits will be prorated based on the date of the new application and restored benefits will be provided back to the date the household's