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73 6 . 5 E X P E D I T E D S E R V I C E The Agency must make expedited service available to households in immediate need. (1) Entitlement to expedited service The following households are entitled to expedited service: (A) Households with less than $150 in monthly gross income, as computed in Chapter 13 Determining Household Eligibility and Benefits Levels provided their liquid resources (i.e., cash on hand, checking or savings accounts, savings certificates, and non-recurring lump sum payments such as but not limited to income tax refunds, rebates or credits; retroactive lump sum SSA and SSI or other payments, etc.) do not exceed $100; (B) Migrant or seasonal farmworker households who are destitute as defined in Section 13.7 Destitute Households provided their liquid resources (i.e., cash on hand, checking or savings accounts, savings certificates, and non-recurring lump sum payments such as but not limited to income tax refunds, rebates or credits; retroactive lump sum SSA and SSI or other payments, etc.) do not exceed $100; (C) Households whose combined monthly gross income and liquid resources are less than the household's monthly rent or mortgage, and utilities. If the applicant household is entitled to the MUA or BUA, use the appropriate standard as the utility expense when determining eligibility for expedited service. If the household is not entitled to either the MUA or the BUA, use actual expenses to make the determination. See Section 12.5 Utility Allowances. (2) Identifying households needing expedited service

The Agency must prescreen all applications for entitlement to expedited service. The DSS Form 16183, Expedited Screening Tool, is used to assist staff with properly identify households who are potentially eligible for expedited service. The Agency’s application procedures will identify households eligible for expedited service at the time the household requests assistance.

6 . 6 P R O C E S S I N G S T A N D A R D S F O R E X P E D I T E D S E R V I C E For households entitled to expedited service, the Agency will post benefits to the household’s Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card (See Section 22.1 Method of Issuance) and make them available to the household not later than the seventh calendar day following the date an application was filed. For a resident of a public institution, (as outlined in Section 14.7 Prerelease Applicants For SNAP), who applies for benefits prior to his/her release from the institution and who is entitled to expedited service, the date of filing of his/her SNAP application is the date of release of the applicant from the institution.