Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) A change in employment status is
considered to occur as follows:
(a) For a new
job, the change occurs the first day of the new job.
(b) For a job separation, the change occurs
on the last day of employment.
(2) A change in source of income is
considered to occur as follows:
(a) For earned
income, the change occurs upon the receipt by the individual of the first
paycheck from a new job or the first paycheck reflecting a new rate of
pay.
(b) For unearned income, the
change occurs the day the individual receives the new or changed
payment.
(3) An
individual must report, orally or in writing, the following changes:
(a) In the SNAP program:
(A) An ABAWD residing in one of the SNAP
time limit areas (see OAR 461-135-0520), who is working, paid
or unpaid, and participating in the Change Report System (CRS), Simplified
Report System (SRS), or Transitional Benefit Alternative (TBA) reporting system
must report a change in work hours when work hours fall below 20 hours per
week. This change must be reported within 10 days of occurrence.
(B) An individual participating in CRS must
report any of the following changes within 10 days of occurrence:
(i) Effective October 1, 2021, a change in
earned income of more than $125.
(ii) Effective October 1, 2021, a change in
unearned income of more than $125.
(iii) A change in source of income.
(iv) A change in membership of the filing
group (see OAR 461-110-0370) and any resulting change in income.
(v) A change in residence and the shelter
costs in the new residence.
(vi) A
change in the legal obligation to pay child support.
(vii) When the sum of cash on hand, stocks,
bond, and money in a bank or savings institution account reaches or exceeds
program resource limits.
(viii)
Acquisition or change in ownership of a non-excluded vehicle.
(C) An individual participating in
SRS must report by the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence
when:
(i) The monthly income of the filing
group exceeds the SNAP countable (see OAR 461-001-0000) income
limit.
(ii) A member of the
financial group (see OAR 461-110-0530) has lottery or gambling
winnings equal to or in excess of the amount listed as the resource limit in
OAR 461-160-0015(6)(a).
(D) An individual participating in TBA is not
required to report any changes except for the requirement set out in paragraph
(3)(a)(A).
(b) For
Employment Payments (see OAR 461-135-1270) an individual must report changes
that may affect
eligibility (see OAR 461-001-000) within 10
days of occurrence, including:
(A) A loss of
unsubsidized paid employment.
(B)
All dependent children (see OAR 461-001-0000) are out of the
household.
(c) In the
GA, OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB programs, an individual must report all changes that
may affect
eligibility or benefit level within 10 days of
occurrence, including any of the following changes:
(A) A change in employment status.
(B) A change in health care
coverage.
(C) A change in
membership of the household group (see OAR
461-110-0210).
(D) A change in
marital status.
(E) A change in
residence.
(F) A change in
resources.
(G) A change in source
or amount of income.
(H) Except for
the QMB programs, out-of-pocket medical expenses.
(d) In the REF, SFPSS, and TANF programs, an
individual participating in CRS must report any of the following changes within
10 days of occurrence:
(A) Acquisition or
change in ownership of a non-excluded vehicle.
(B) A change in earned income more than
$100.
(C) A change in employment
status (see section 1 of this rule).
(D) A change in membership of the
household group.
(E) A change in marital status or other
changes in membership of the filing group.
(F) A change in mailing address or
residence.
(G) A change in
pregnancy status of any member of the filing group.
(H) A change in source of income.
(I) A change in unearned income more than
$50.
(J) A change in who pays the
shelter costs if the costs will be paid by a non-custodial
parent.
(K) Sale
or receipt of a resource that causes total resources to exceed program resource
limits.
(e) In the REFM
program, an individual must report the following changes within 10 days of
occurrence:
(A) A change in membership of the
household group.
(B) A change in residence.
(C) A change in pregnancy status of any
member of the filing group.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050,
411.060,
411.070,
411.404,
411.706,
411.816,
412.014,
412.049,
413.085 & 414.685
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
409.010,
409.050,
411.060,
411.070,
411.081,
411.404,
411.704,
411.706,
411.816,
411.825,
411.837,
412.014,
412.049,
413.085,
414.685 &
414.826