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244 information, unless questionable. The ES worker will evaluate this information, make any needed change, and determine continued eligibility based on this information.

Failure to return a completed DSS Form 3808 or DSS Form 3809 will result in a system generated case closure.

1 9 . 1 4 C H A N G E S I N E L D E R L Y S I M P L I F I E D A P P L I C A T I O N P R O J E C T ( E S A P ) H O U S E H O L D S ESAP households are subject to simplified reporting requirements as defined in Section 15.3 Simplified Reporting Households. Interim changes will be handled according to Section 15.4 Interim Changes for Simplified Reporting Households.

The ES worker must send proper notification regarding the effect of any change on the benefit amount based on regular SNAP regulations.

In situations where the ESAP household composition changes and all members are no longer elderly or a household member now has earned income, the SNAP case must not be closed during the certification period in order to remove it from ESAP, but the case must be reevaluated under simplified reporting rules to determine the appropriate case to be taken. See Section 15.5 Actions on Reported Changes.

1 9 . 1 5 R E C I P I E N T C L A I M S F O R E L D E R L Y S I M P L I F I E D A P P L I C A T I O N P R O J E C T ( E S A P ) H O U S E H O L D S Any possible recipient claim detected in an ESAP case will be documented on the a DSS Form 1680, Possible Claim Referral Form, and scanned into SCOSA with any supporting evidence to the Benefit Integrity folder, Possible Claims as the Sub-Folder, the region as Claims Region and the Date Detected field updated to show what date the referral was found This referral will be processed by standard recipient claims policy for SNAP.