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241 (B) Send the recipient a DSS Form 1205, Declaration and Consent Form to Participate in SCCAP (C) Once the DSS Form 1205 is received by any local county DSS office, it will be registered and processed as SCCAP “Y” case.

(2) SCCAP household reports a change in circumstances which would cause the case to be excluded from SCCAP

If the household reports a change in circumstances which would cause the case to be excluded from SCCAP, the local county DSS office must take the following action:

(A) Request verification of expenses, child support, earned income, etc. via the DSS Form1669, Request for Information, or CHIP Notice C000, Additional Information Required. Allow the household 10 days to provide requested verification. (B) Upon receipt of requested information, determine eligibility for the regular SNAP AND (C) If not eligible to receive expense deductions for excess shelter/utility expenses, court ordered child support payments, or out-of-pocket medical expenses, notify the household in writing and leave the case open as a SCCAP “Y” case OR (D) If the individual is determined eligible for the regular SNAP and excluded from SCCAP:

• Have a new application, DSS Form 3800, or DSS Form 16176, Application for ESAP, (if all household members are age 60 and over with no earned income) signed by the household. • Register the application in SCWINS. Client must call to complete the interview for regular SNAP or ESAP SNAP case, whichever is appropriate. • Authorize benefits for the appropriate month, AND • Notify the household of the new benefit amount.

1 9 . 9 R E C I P I E N T C L A I M S F O R S O U T H C A R O L I N A C O M B I N E D A P P L I C A T I O N P R O J E C T ( S C C A P ) H O U S E H O L D S Regulations concerning categorical eligibility are followed in the event that there is a recipient claim on a SCCAP case. Any possible recipient claim detected in an SCCAP case will be forwarded on a DSS Form1680, Possible Claims Referral Form, to the appropriate Benefit Integrity Claims Supervisor for the county in which the SCCAP household resides. This referral will be processed by standard recipient claims policy for SNAP.