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Section 17.1 (2) Recertification Application: This section has been updated to change the verbiage to reflect the correct form number of the DSS Form 3807A.

Section 17.2 Recertification Interview: This section has been changed to clarify that households receive a 24-month certification period when all “adult” members are elderly or disabled “with no earned income”; and the verbiage has been changed to reflect the correct form number of the DSS Form 3808.

Section 18.2 Time Frames: This section has been updated to add the missing word “days” for clarity.

Section 20.5 Intentional Program Violation (IPV) Disqualification Time Periods: This section has been revised to update the chart to reflect the information in the Benefit Integrity Manual.

Section 22.4 Authorizing EBT Issuance: This section has been changed to clarify that benefits must be authorized no later than the “sixth” day after the application date so that eligible households can participate by the seventh day.

SNAP Tool Kit 7: The SNAP 2 WORK Referral Guide: This tool kit has been revised to replace the guide with an updated version dated 07/01/15. SNAP Tool Kit 9: SNAP Cheat Sheets: This tool kit has been added and will contain various cheat sheets that are used on a regular basis by Economic Services staff. The Processing Standards for Expedited Service is the first cheat sheet included in this tool kit.

Volume 27 December 2015 Section 2.1 General Household Definitions: This section has been updated to clarify that an individual or “a group of individuals” may buy and prepare meals separately from others.

Section 2.2 Special Household Requirements: This section has been updated to clarify that a person who is living with his/her spouse must be included in the same SNAP household with the spouse.

Section 5.5 Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS)/ State Verification and Exchange System (SVES): This section has been updated to add verbiage to clarify that IEVS and SVES must be matched when adding individuals to the household (including a previously sanctioned individual).

Section 7.4 Students: This section has been updated to clarify that halftime enrollment must be defined by the institution.

Section 9.3 Referrals To The SNAP 2 Work Program: This section has been updated to add verbiage to clarify that individuals identified as ABAWDs must be referred to SNAP 2 WORK when added back to the SNAP household after serving a sanction.