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approval month from the date of application as compared to the full month's benefit. Use Chapter 4, Appendix D. 1.4.19.A.2 Method of Issuance Upon approval, the eligibility system issues a prorated amount for the current month and the next month’s benefit is issued based on the schedule in Ongoing Benefits below. See Section 1.4.15, Expediting Processing, for combined issuance when Expedited Service applies. 1.4.19.A.3 Combined Issuance When a SNAP applicant meets all the following criteria, his first prorated benefit and first full benefit must be issued at the same time. • The client applies for an initial month's benefits. Initial month is defined as the first month for which the AG is certified for SNAP benefits following any period of time during which the AG was not certified. • Application is made on or after the 16th of the month. • The client is eligible for the initial month and the next subsequent month. • The client is eligible for Expedited Service. To reduce the time period between the receipt of the Combined Issuance and the third month's issuance, the approval must be confirmed by the first working day of the third month if the client continues to be eligible. The policy regarding Combined Issuance applies when the applicant is also a WV WORKS applicant. The procedures used to accomplish the Combined Issuance must not delay the processing of WV WORKS AGs. The eligibility system notifies each client who receives a Combined Issuance.

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approval month from the date of application as compared to the full month's benefit. Use Chapter 4, Appendix D. 1.4.19.A.2 Method of Issuance Upon approval, the eligibility system issues a prorated amount for the current month and the next month’s benefit is issued based on the schedule in Ongoing Benefits below. See Section 1.4.15, Expediting Processing, for combined issuance when Expedited Service applies. 1.4.19.A.3 Combined Issuance When a SNAP applicant meets all the following criteria, his first prorated benefit and first full benefit must be issued at the same time. • The client applies for an initial month's benefits. Initial month is defined as the first month for which the AG is certified for SNAP benefits following any period of time during which the AG was not certified. • Application is made on or after the 16th of the month. • The client is eligible for the initial month and the next subsequent month. • The client is eligible for Expedited Service. To reduce the time period between the receipt of the Combined Issuance and the third month's issuance, the approval must be confirmed by the first working day of the third month if the client continues to be eligible. The policy regarding Combined Issuance applies when the applicant is also a WV WORKS applicant. The procedures used to accomplish the Combined Issuance must not delay the processing of WV WORKS AGs. The eligibility system notifies each client who receives a Combined Issuance.