Current through August, 2024
(a) A household where all members are
included in a single financial assistance payment shall have the household's
SNAP recertification completed at the same time the household is redetermined
for financial assistance.
(b) If a
financial assistance household has not had its financial assistance
redetermination completed timely, the department shall ensure that the SNAP
recertification is timely completed. In no event shall SNAP benefits be
continued beyond the end of the certification period.
(c) A household shall not be required to
report changes in the household's financial assistance grants, since the
department has prior knowledge of all changes in the financial assistance
grants.
(d) Except as provided in
subsection (c) a financial assistance household shall follow the same reporting
requirements as any other SNAP household, and shall use the SNAP change report
form or six-month report form. A financial assistance household which reports a
change in circumstances to the financial assistance worker shall be considered
to have reported the change for SNAP purposes.
(e) A household shall be notified:
(1) Whenever the household's benefits are
altered as a result of change in the financial assistance benefits;
or
(2) Whenever the household's
financial assistance benefits are terminated, but the household is still
eligible for SNAP benefits, its members shall be advised of SNAP work
registration requirements, if applicable.
(f) Whenever a change results in the
reduction or termination of the household's financial assistance benefits
within its SNAP certification period, and the department has sufficient
information to determine how the change affects the household's SNAP
eligibility and benefit level, the department shall take the following actions:
(1) If a change in household circumstances
requires a reduction or termination in both the financial assistance payment
and in SNAP benefits, the department shall issue a single notice of adverse
action, or adequate notice for households subject to simplified reporting as
specified in chapter 17-650, for both the financial assistance and SNAP
actions.
(A) If the household requests a
hearing within the period provided by the notice of adverse action or adequate
notice, the household's SNAP benefits shall be continued on the basis
authorized immediately prior to sending the notice unless the basis for the
termination was that the household failed to file a completed six-month report
by the department's deadline;
(B)
If the hearing is requested for both programs' benefits, the hearing shall be
conducted according to financial assistance procedures and timeliness
standards. However, the household shall reapply for SNAP benefits if the SNAP
certification period expires before the hearing process is completed;
(C) If the household does not appeal, the
change shall be effective in accordance with the provisions specified in
chapter 17-680;
(2) If
the household's SNAP benefits will be increased as a result of the reduction or
termination of financial assistance benefits, the department shall issue the
financial assistance notice of adverse action, but shall not take any action to
increase the household's SNAP benefits until the household decides whether it
will appeal the adverse action.
(A) If the
household decides to appeal and its financial assistance benefits are
continued, the household's SNAP benefits shall continue at the previous
basis.
(B) If the household does
not appeal, the department shall make the change effective for the next
regularly issued allotment for the household. If, due to the computer
processing deadline, the department is unable to increase the next allotment,
the department shall supplement the household for that month.
(g) Whenever a change
results in the termination of a household's financial assistance benefits
within its SNAP certification period, and the department does not have
sufficient information to determine how the change affects the household's SNAP
eligibility and benefit level, the department shall not terminate the
household's SNAP benefits but instead shall take the following actions:
(1) Where a financial assistance notice of
adverse action has been sent, the department shall wait until either the
household's notice of adverse action period expires or the household requests a
hearing, whichever occurs first. If the household requests a hearing and its
financial assistance benefits are continued pending the appeal, the household's
SNAP benefits shall be continued on the same basis; or
(2) If a financial assistance notice of
adverse action is not required, or the household decides not to request a
hearing and continuation of its financial assistance, the department shall send
the household a notice requesting information regarding the household's
circumstances. The household shall be given ten days to respond to the request
for information. Failure to respond to the request for information within the
specified ten days shall result in termination of the household's SNAP benefits
and a notice of adverse action shall be sent to the household.
