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Page | 77 If by the end of the processing period further action cannot be completed on the application and the delay is the fault of the household, a notice of denial must be issued on the 30th day following the date the application was filed or in the case of a non-work day, the next working day. The household loses its rights to benefits for the month of application.

4320 DELAY CAUSED BY DSS

When DSS fails to process an application within the required time limit, immediate corrective action must be taken. The application will not be denied, and the household must be notified by the end of the 30 day period that its application is still being considered. This notice also must inform the household if any action by the household is needed. A SPEC C NOTC may be used for this purpose.

If the household is determined eligible during the second 30 day period, the household is entitled to benefits beginning with the date of application. However, if the household is found to be ineligible, the application is denied.

If DSS is at fault for not completing the application process within 60 days of the application date when all the required information had been received, the application must be processed as soon as possible for the original 60 day period. A new application is then required after the original 60 day period.

If DSS is at fault for not completing the application process within 60 days of the application date and the required information is not complete, deny the application and notify the household it must reapply if it wishes to receive benefits. The household is advised of possible restoration of lost benefits because of DSS delay. Such benefits would be calculated beginning with the date of application.

If the delay was the household's fault in the initial 30-day period, and DSS is at fault in the second 30-day period, benefits begin the month following the month of application.

If the delay was the fault of DSS during the first 30-day period, but the fault of the household during the second 30 days, the application must be denied, and the household is not entitled to restored benefits for either period. The household must be advised that it must reapply if it wishes to obtain benefits.

4400 DUPLICATE ASSISTANCE

An individual may not be certified to participate in more than one SNAP household in the same month unless the individual is in a battered woman’s shelter.

Individuals may not receive SNAP benefits in two different states in the same month. When individuals move to South Dakota and make application for assistance, contact the other state to verify their SNAP participation. Also, verify ABAWD months if there is an ABAWD residing in the household.  If the individual received benefits in the other state, deny the application for that month.  If the individual received benefits in two states for the same time period, the state that certified the individual last is required to complete the over issuance claim.

An individual may not receive SNAP and commodities (through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations [FDPIR]) in the same month, unless the individual is in a battered woman’s shelter.  If an individual applies for SNAP benefits the same month he/she has already received commodities or SNAP with another household, his/her application must be denied for that