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eligibility or level of benefits, the BPS must act on those changes without an advance notice.

In instances when the household is not entitled to an allotment for the month of application, a determination of ineligibility must be made and the denial notice sent within seven days of the application date. If an eligibility determination can be made for the month following the month of application, that determination must also be made within seven days. If eligible, benefits for the month following the month of application must be issued by the normal issuance cycle however. Verifications must be obtained before benefits may be issued.

If the household fails to provide postponed verification by the 30th day, the BPS must close the case on the 30th day following the application date. If the 30th day falls during a weekend or on a holiday, the BPS must close the case on the next business day. No additional notice to the household is needed.

2. The BPS must certify a household that applies on or after the 16th day of the month for at least the month of application and the next month or assign a longer certification period, if circumstances warrant it. The BPS must issue prorated benefits to the household for the month of application and the second month's full benefit within the expedited processing time if the household is eligible to receive benefits. The household must receive benefits for the second month at the time of certification regardless of whether verifications have been postponed.

The household must submit postponed verifications no later than the last day of the month following the month of application. The BPS must notify the household in writing that the case will be closed if the household does not complete postponed verification by the end of the second month. The household must receive benefits for the third month by the first day of the month, or by the seventh working day, whichever is greater.

If the household fails to provide postponed verification by the last day of the month after the month of application, the BPS must close the case. The BPS must close the case on the last day of the second month unless that day falls during a weekend or on a holiday. The closure must occur on the next business day. No additional notice to the household is needed.

In instances when the household is not entitled to benefits for the month of application, the household must receive benefits for the month following the month of application, if eligible, within seven days of the application date.

3. There is no limit to the number of times a household can be certified under expedited procedures, as long as, prior to each expedited certification, the household either completes the verification requirements that were postponed at the last expedited certification; or, was certified under normal processing standards since the last expedited certification.

A household must reapply if the BPS closes the case because of the household's failure to provide postponed verifications within the 30 days allowed. If the BPS is aware that this is a second expedited application, the household will have seven days following the

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