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375 Section 2.2 Special household Requirements (3) Boarders: Wording was added to this paragraph to clarify that it pertained to individuals paying a reasonable amount for meals or meals and lodging who were not living in a commercial boarding house. Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members: The order of items 6, 7, and 8 was changed. Section 5.1 Verification Prior to Certification (6) Alien Eligibility: This section has been clarified to include verification of the validity of INS documents through the SAVE database. Section 11.3 Earned Income (Q) Foster Grandparent Programs: This section was added to indicate that these programs are exempt if the program has been approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Section 11.3 Earned Income (W) Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs This section was added to indicate that these programs are exempt if the program has been approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service Section 11.3 Earned Income (Y) Senior Companion Programs: This section was added to indicate that these programs are exempt if the program has been approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service Section 11.5 (DDD) Unearned Income: Exception reworded for clarity. Section 15.4 Interim Changes for Simplified Reporting Households (3) Other interim changes reported by the household: A note has been added to the section reminding EWs to consider the effect of all changes when determining whether to act on a change. Section 15.5 Actions on Reported Changes (2) Decrease in Benefits: Item A has been corrected to clarify that appropriate notice must be given when acting on mandatory changes which decrease benefits. Section 17.3 (1) Processing Applications for Recertifications (1) Timely Recertifications: The note in this section has been corrected to remove the sentence, “benefits will be prorated from the date the last required action is taken.” A link to the recertification charts in the SNAP Tool Kit has also been added. Section 17.3(2) Processing Applications for Recertifications (2) Untimely Recertifications: This section has been reformatted and the note in this section has been corrected to remove the sentence “benefits will be prorated from the date the last required action is taken.” A link to the Recertification Charts in the SNAP Tool Kit has also been added. Section 17.3(3) Processing Applications for Recertifications (3) Late Recertifications: This section has been created to define a rectification form received after the current certification period ends but within the calendar month after the end of the certification period as “late”. SNAP Tool Kit Attachment 4: Acceptable Verification of Alien Eligibility: A sentence has been added to clarify that the validity of the documents listed must be verified through the SAVE database.