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The best way to determine if household composition, income, resources, and deductions have been budgeted correctly is to double check eligibility results on the screens of eligibility on ACCESS.

Benefits Specialist should take special care to check all screens of eligibility to make sure the results in eligibility match what was reported on the application, renewal, six month report or if there was on interim month change reported. Double checking each of these screens before eligibility is approved can avoid errors in issuance and catch any discrepancies between what was reported and what is being budgeted.

A. The first screen of eligibility lists the household members included in the household and their status in the case.

B. The second screen of eligibility lists all the case level test results, and the resources budgeted for the case. If the case is ineligible, it also lists the reason that will be printed on the notice of ineligibility.

C. The third screen of eligibility lists the income and deductions budgeted for the case. It also includes the number of people being included in the SNAP budget.

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Page | 227 11600 DOUBLE CHECKING BUDGETING RESULTS ON ACCESS

The best way to determine if household composition, income, resources, and deductions have been budgeted correctly is to double check eligibility results on the screens of eligibility on ACCESS.

Benefits Specialist should take special care to check all screens of eligibility to make sure the results in eligibility match what was reported on the application, renewal, six month report or if there was on interim month change reported. Double checking each of these screens before eligibility is approved can avoid errors in issuance and catch any discrepancies between what was reported and what is being budgeted.

A. The first screen of eligibility lists the household members included in the household and their status in the case.

B. The second screen of eligibility lists all the case level test results, and the resources budgeted for the case. If the case is ineligible, it also lists the reason that will be printed on the notice of ineligibility.

C. The third screen of eligibility lists the income and deductions budgeted for the case. It also includes the number of people being included in the SNAP budget.