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420 SNAP Tool Kit 1: Accommodation Assessment for LEP Clients: This tool kit has been updated with the June 5, 2020 version of the Accommodation Assessment for LEP Clients, which was provided by the Office of Civil Rights

SNAP Tool Kit 2: Important Points for LEP/SI Clients: This tool kit has been updated with the April 21, 2020 version of the Important Points for LEP/SI Clients, which was provided by the Office of Civil Rights.

SNAP Tool Kit 3 Permanent Disability Established by the Social Security Act: This tool kit has been updated to reflect the most current list of disabilities considered permanent under the Social Security Act.

SNAP Tool Kit 4 Acceptable Verification of U.S. Citizenship and Non-Citizen Eligibility: This tool kit has been updated to provide additional information on acceptable verification of U.S. Citizenship and U.S. Non-Citizen Nationals.

Volume 48 January 2021 1.3 (3)(H) General Terms and Conditions: This section has been updated to add verbiage to reflect that disclosure of information about SNAP applicant or recipient households may be provided to local educational agencies administering the National School Lunch Program.

2.2 (7) Special Household Requirements (Temporary Absence): This section has been updated to add the verbiage “the absence is temporary if” to the “Exception” for clarity. 5.6 Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS)/State Verification and Exchange System (SVES): This section has been updated to reflect that the Agency will take action on information obtained through IEVS which is considered verified upon receipt. 6.2 Aggregate (Combined) Allotments: This section has been updated to add verbiage to reflect that the Agency will provide SNAP benefits as two separate allotments when households have been determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month and the next subsequent month. 6.3 Denying the Application: This section has been updated to add verbiage to reflect that if the Agency provided assistance to the household in obtaining verification, but the household failed to provide the required verification, the Agency may deny the application on the 30th day. 6.4 Delays in Processing the Application: This section has been updated to add verbiage in order to assist staff with distinguishing if the delay in processing the application was caused by the household or the Agency. 6.5 Entitlement to Expedited Service: This section has been renamed “Expedited Service” and the following two subsection titles have been added: “Entitlement to Expedited Service” and “Identifying Households Needing Expedited Service”.