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Subject: SNAP Application Processing

Policy 24.02 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 12/01/2022 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 14 of 20 c. Households that would not qualify for twenty-four (24) months can be certified for six (6) months unless the Eligibility Counselor determines that a shorter certification is warranted based on the household’s circumstances. 8. Cases certified one (1) to three (3) months are considered Change Reporting (or Non- Simplified Reporting) cases and must report all required changes within ten (10) days. 9. Households that have Self-Employment Income as the only earnings may be certified for six (6) months. They are considered Change Reporting cases and must report all required changes within ten (10) days. 10.Change reporting households are required to report the following changes within ten (10) days of the date the change becomes known to the household; a. Change in the source or amount of gross monthly unearned income of more than $125, except changes in Families First b. Changes in earned income when there is a change in the source, hourly rate or salary, or employment status c. Changes in resources (amount of assets) that exceed the allowable limit d. Acquiring a licensed vehicle that is not fully excludable e. Changes in household composition f. Changes in residence g. Changes in legally obligated child support being paid h. When an employed ABAWD household member’s work falls below an average of twenty (20) hours per week or an average of eighty (80) hours per month i. If any member of the household receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings as defined in Substantial Lottery and Gambling Winnings 11.Simplified reporting cases are only required to report the following changes prior to their recertification; a. if their income goes over the gross income limit of the household size that existed at the time of its most recent certification or recertification; or b. if an employed Abled Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) member’s hours go below an average of twenty (20) per week/averaged monthly or eighty (80) per month- if their employment is what was exempting them from the ABAWD time limit; or c. if any member of the household receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings as defined in Substantial Lottery and Gambling Winnings. 12.If an active SNAP household applies for another program during the certification period, the SNAP case shall be recertified (if all information necessary is provided) at that time. a. The Eligibility Counselor would give the household a five (5) month certification period at renewal.