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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIAL INCOME DETERMINATIONS

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The BPS must provide the household with a Notice of Action to notify the household of the revised benefit amount and new certification period. The BPS must send the Notice of Expiration before the last month of the new certification period to notify the household to reapply for benefits to continue to receive SNAP benefits.

Households that receive Transitional Benefits are not required to report changes in their circumstances for SNAP purposes. These households are not subject to the Interim Reporting requirements as addressed in Part XIV.

4. Ending Transitional Benefits

• Eligibility for Transitional Benefits will end the month an application for TANF benefits is filed if any member of the TANF household reapplies for TANF assistance. The BPS must provide an adequate notice for the closure. The application will be treated as an application for SNAP benefits unless the household elects not to apply for SNAP benefits.

• Eligibility for Transitional Benefits will also end as soon as administratively possible if a TANF case is reinstated because of the household’s request for continued benefits for a timely-filed appeal. The SNAP case must be changed to reflect the original certification period and calculations that existed before the conversion to Transitional Benefits. The BPS must provide an adequate notice.

• Transitional Benefits will end as soon as administratively possible when the household requests closure of the case. The BPS does not need to send a notice to the household if the request is made in writing or in person. The household must reapply for SNAP benefits to receive additional benefits.

• Transitional Benefits will end when a household moves from Virginia. The BPS does not have to provide either an advance or an adequate notice.

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