Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
When a household transfers from one project area to another,
the household's case record and computer file shall be transferred accordingly.
Procedures for handling households which transfer between project areas within
the state and between offices within a single project area are described
below.
A. Transfer of inactive cases:
Inactive cases are those that have been certified and are subsequently closed.
ISD in the new project area is responsible for requesting that the case record
be transferred. The former project area is responsible for transferring case
records and making sure they are complete.
B. Transfer of active cases: Active cases are
those presently certified.
(1) Timely
reporting: Transfers within the state shall be considered like any other
reported change in circumstances. The household must timely report a move and
verify its new address and shelter expenses, as well as any change in household
composition and income, before benefits may continue or be issued (see
Subsection A of
8.139.120.12 NMAC). The former
project area shall update the household's address on its computer file and
transfer the case in active status to the new project area. The new project
area shall verify the household's new circumstances, including but not limited
to, address, shelter expenses, income, and household composition (see Paragraph
(1) of Subsection B of
8.139.120.12 NMAC).
(2) Not reported: If a project area becomes
aware that a household has moved but has not been informed of a new in-state
address, either by the household or its designee or by another project area,
participation shall be terminated immediately based on unverified residence. If
the household wishes to continue participation, it must file a new
application.
C.
Procedures for nonreceipt of benefits: If a household which has moved to a
different project area has not received its current month's SNAP benefits,
action required by ISD shall depend on circumstances described below:
(1) If the SNAP benefits are returned to the
central mail issuance unit, reissuance is authorized by the new project area to
the household's address in the new project area.
(2) If the SNAP benefits are not returned to
the central mail issuance unit, an affidavit shall be submitted by the new
project area, as described in Subsection G of
8.139.610.14 NMAC, replacement of
benefits lost in the mail, even though the original issuance was from the
former project area. The new project area shall make sure that the household's
residence and mailing address are changed prior to submitting the
affidavit.
