Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part 14 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Policy Manual
Chapter 4 - Expedited Service
Rule 18-14-4.17 - Benefit Issuance: Initial Benefit
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 18-14-4.17
Current through December 10, 2024
A. Eligible households receive benefits for the initial month of eligibility.
B. Benefits are not issued for future months until all postponed verifications are completed.
C. Exception: Do not issue migrant or seasonal farmworker households:
1.
Second month's benefits until any postponed verifications from an in-state
source are provided;
2. Third month
of benefits until any remaining postponed verifications from an out-of-state
source are provided.
D. Households that provide postponed verifications by the 30th day must have their second month's benefits available either:
1. Within seven (7) working
days of receipt of the verifications or
2. The first day of the second month,
whichever is later.
7 CFR §273.2(i)(4); 7 CFR §274.2(1)
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