Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part III - Economic Stability
Subpart 3 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Chapter 19 - Certification of Eligible Households
Subchapter J - Determining Household Eligibility and Benefit Levels
Section III-1991 - Initial Month's Benefits

A. Effective 10/1/96 by ER Initial month means either the first month for which an allotment is issued to a household, or the first month for which an allotment is issued to a household following any period during which the household was not certified for participation in SNAP.

B. A household's benefit level for the initial month of certification will be based on the day of the month it applies for benefits. Using a 30-day calendar or fiscal month, households shall receive benefits prorated from the day of application to the end of the month. A household applying on the thirty-first of a month will be treated as though they applied on the thirtieth of the month.

C. Households who have applied for initial month's benefits after the fifteenth of the month, completed the application, provided all required verification, and have been determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month of application and the next subsequent month shall receive their prorated allotment for the initial month of application and their first full month's allotment at the same time. In determining initial month benefits, the result of the proration will be rounded down to the nearest lower dollar increment. If the calculation results in an allotment of less than $10, then no benefits will be issued.