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Ms. McCoy lived with her daughter in Virginia Beach for about a year and has no other residence in Virginia Beach. She has abandoned her home in Hampton with the intent to live in Virginia Beach with her daughter before going into an ALF. Virginia Beach DSS is responsible for determining eligibility for AG. Non-Virginia Resident If the person did not have a prior residence in a Virginia locality or it cannot be determined where the individual last resided, the agency that serves the area in which the individual’s ALF/AFC home is located will be responsible for determining initial and continuing eligibility. Date of Application The date of application is the date the signed application is received by a local department of social services. If the application is filed in a locality in which an individual does not have residence, the receiving agency must immediately forward the application to the locality of residence. The date received in the original locality will be the date of application. Note: If the receiving locality fails to transfer the application to the correct locality within 10 business days, the receiving locality will assume responsibility of processing the application prior to transferring the case to the proper locality. Information To Be Given To Individual At the initial determination and at each renewal the individual must be given the following information. The individual must be given the “Virginia Department of Social Services Benefit Programs” booklet at initial application and reapplication. It does not have to be given at renewal. It is the individual’s responsibility: To provide accurate and complete information to the best of his/her