Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 649 - NOTICE OF ADVERSE ACTION
Subchapter 2 - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR FOOD STAMPS
Section 17-649-10 - Changes causing a decrease in allotment
Current through February, 2024
(a) For prospectively budgeted households, if the household's allotment decreases or the household becomes ineligible as the result of a change, a notice of adverse action shall be issued not later than ten days after the change was reported. The decrease in allotment or determination of ineligibility shall be made effective with the first regular monthly allotment issued after the ten-day notice of adverse action period has expired; provided a hearing and continuation of benefits have not been requested. Any required verification shall be obtained prior to recertification. For example, a change reported on September 27, which results in a decrease in the household's allotment would affect the November issuance.
(b) For retrospectively budgeted households, if the household's allotment decreases or the household becomes ineligible as a result of a change, other than as specified in chapter 17-680, a notice of adverse action for changes that are reported by the household outside the monthly reporting requirements or an adequate notice for changes reported on the monthly eligibility report form shall be issued unless one of the exemptions to the notice of adverse action in section 17-649-9 applies.
(c) For households required to monthly report, the decrease in allotment or determination of ineligibility shall be effective for the corresponding payment month from the month the change occurred or for the month a household is determined prospectively ineligible.