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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES APPLICATION PROCESSING

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I. CERTIFICATION NOTICES (7 CFR 273.10(g))

1. Initial and Reapplication

The local agency must provide applicants with a Notice of Action after the BPS makes an eligibility determination on each application but, no later than 30 days after the date of the initial application or reapplication. The Notice of Action will inform an applicant household that its application has been approved, denied, or is to be held pending. The BPS may not dispose of applications for failure to complete the interview earlier than the 30th day following the filing date. If the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday, the worker must send the denial notice no earlier than the first business day after the 30th day.

2. Recertification

The local agency must provide households that have filed an application by the 15th of the last month of their certification period with a Notice of Action by the end of the current certification period. The local agency must provide households with a Notice of Expiration to initiate the recertification process. The local agency must provide households that have received a Notice of Expiration at the time of certification and have applied within the prescribed time frames, with a Notice of Action not later than 30 days after the date of the household's initial opportunity to obtain its last allotment. Part IV.C describes the recertification procedures.

See Part XXIV for a sample of forms and instructions.

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