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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 67 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

1.4.17.A Joint Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and SNAP Application/Redetermination Process Social Security Administration (SSA) offices accept SNAP applications for pure SSI AGs and forward them to the local office for eligibility determination. The work requirements in Section 14.2 are waived for individuals who complete the joint SSI/SNAP application process until eligibility for SSI is determined. The date of application is the date the SSA/DHS-1 was signed at the SSA office. A pure SSI AG is one in which all members of the AG are either recipients of, or applicants for, SSI on the date application is made. 1.4.17.A.1 The SSA Responsibilities • Inform each client in a pure SSI AG that he may apply for SNAP benefits at the SSA or the local DOHS office, and that service may be faster if they choose to apply at the DOHS office. If the client prefers to apply at the DOHS office, the SSA provides him with the address and telephone number of the appropriate office. • Assist the client in completing form SSA/DHS-1. • Inform the client to contact the local office about the status of his application. • If the AG qualifies for Expedited Service, inform the applicant that the AG may receive these benefits faster if he applies at, or delivers the application to, the local office. • Forward the SSA/DHS-1 to the local office within one working day, following procedures worked out between the CSM and the SSA contact person. See Section 1.2.12.C. • Complete an SSA/DHS-1 for a redetermination when the client requests this service. SSA may initiate this action. Since SSA accepts the client's statement that his case is due for redetermination, the local office may receive, SSA/DHS-1 for persons who are not actually due for redetermination. NOTE: When a resident of an institution applies for SSI and SNAP benefits jointly prior to leaving the institution, the application date is the date the individual leaves the institution.