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50 SCDSS office. The SSA will use either the national SNAP application form for joint processing or the Agency’s SNAP application. SCDSS will make an eligibility determination and issue SNAP benefits to eligible SSI households within 30 days following the date the application was received by the SSA. Applications will be considered filed for normal processing purposes when the signed application is received by SSA. The expedited processing time standards will begin on the date SCDSS receives a SNAP application. SNAP applications and supporting documentation sent to an incorrect local SCDSS office will be sent to the correct office within one working day of their receipt in accordance with Section 3.4 Filing an Application for SNAP, (2) Contacting the SNAP Office. SCDSS will make an eligibility determination and issue SNAP benefits to a resident of a public institution who applies jointly for SSI and SNAP benefits within 30 days following the date of the applicant's release from the institution. Expedited processing time standards for an applicant who has applied for SNAP benefits and SSI prior to release will also begin on the date of the applicant's release from the institution in accordance with Section 6.6 Processing Standards for Expedited Service. SSA will notify SCDSS of the date of release of the applicant from the institution. If, for any reason, SCDSS is not notified on a timely basis of the applicant's release date, the Agency will restore benefits, in accordance with Chapter 21 Restoration of Lost Benefits, to such applicant back to the date of release. If applying at the SSA office, households in which all members are applying for or participating in SSI will not be required to see a SCDSS ES worker, or otherwise be subjected to an additional interview at SCDSS. The SNAP application will be processed by SCDSS who will not contact the household further in order to obtain information for certification for SNAP benefits unless: • the application is improperly completed; • mandatory verification required by Section 5.1 Verification Prior to Certification is missing; or, • SCDSS determines that certain information on the application is questionable. In no event would the applicant be required to appear at the SCDSS office to finalize the eligibility determination.

4 . 7 E L I G I B I L I T Y F A C T O R S F O R C A T E G O R I C A L L Y E L I G I B L E H O U S E H O L D S The eligibility factors which are deemed for SNAP eligibility without the verification required in Chapter 5, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Verification because of TANF/SSI status are: