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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND BENEFIT LEVELS

10/24 VOLUME V, PART XIII, PAGE 11

NOTE: For migrant or seasonal farm worker households, the initial month's benefits will not be prorated if the household has received SNAP benefits anywhere within the 30 days prior to the date of application.

2. Proration for Special Circumstances

SNAP benefits are generally calculated from the date of application or for an entire month. In some instances, however, it may be necessary to calculate benefits and eligibility from a date other than the application date or the first of a month. The instances in which this proration is permitted follows:

a. The head of the household quits a job or reduces work without good cause after an application is filed but before the household is certified. Benefits must be prorated for the period between the application date and the date of the quit or reduction, if the household is otherwise eligible.

Examples

1) A household applies on April 12. The head of household reduces his work hours on April 21 before the household is certified. The sanction is imposed on April 21; the household may be eligible for 9 days benefits for April, i.e., April 12-20, inclusive.

2) A household applies April 17. The head of household quits his job on May 4, before the household has been certified. The sanction period begins May 4. The household may be entitled to April benefits prorated from the date of application and benefits for the first 3 days of May.

b. The head of the household quit or reduced work without good cause resulting in the ineligibility of the household. The household reapplies before the sanction period expires. (The application must be denied if the sanction period does not expire during the month of application.) Benefits must be prorated from the day after the sanction period expires through the last day of the month.

Example

A household is sanctioned for voluntary quit. The last day of the sanction period is April 12. The household files a reapplication on April 9. April's benefits are prorated from the day after the sanction period ends, i.e., April 13.

c. A reapplication is filed for a household that lost its eligibility because of the Work Requirement. The household will regain eligibility after the application date by completing a work activity within 30 days as required by Part XV.C. Benefits must be prorated from the day after eligibility is regained through the last day of the month. (The application must be denied if eligibility is not regained during the month of application.)

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