Current through September 24, 2024
Except for changes in AFDC grant, such households have the
same reporting requirement as any other assistance group.
(1) Households shall be notified through use
of Form HS-0751 (Notice of Disposition) whenever their benefits are altered as
a result of changes in AFDC benefits or whenever the Food Stamp certification
period is shortened to reflect changes in the household's circumstances. If the
certification period is shortened, the household's certification shall not end
any earlier than the month following the month in which the worker determines
that the certification period should be shortened, allowing adequate time for
the worker to send Form HS-0258 (Notice Concerning Your Application or
Redetermination), and for the household to timely reapply as provided in this
Section. If the AFDC benefits are terminated but the household is still
eligible for Food Stamp benefits, members of the household shall be advised of
Food Stamp work registration requirements, if applicable, as their WIN
registration exemption no longer applies.
(2) Whenever a change results in the
reduction or termination of the household's AFDC benefit within its Food Stamp
certification period, and the worker has sufficient information to determine
how the change affects the household's Food Stamp eligibility and benefit
level, the worker shall take the following actions:
(a) If a change in household circumstances
requires both a reduction or termination in the PA payment and a reduction or
termination in Food Stamp benefits, the worker shall issue Form HS-0751 (Notice
of Disposition) for AFDC and Food Stamps. If the household requests a fair
hearing within the period provided by the Notice of Disposition, the
household's Food Stamp benefits shall be continued on the basis authorized
immediately prior to sending the notice. If the fair hearing is requested for
both programs' benefits, the hearing shall be conducted according to procedures
in § 1240-1-30. However, the household must reapply for Food Stamp
benefits if the Food Stamp certification period expires before the fair hearing
process is completed. If the household does not appeal, the change shall be
made effective in accordance with the procedures specified in §
1240-1-19-.06(3).
(b) If the
household's Food Stamp benefits will be increased as a result of the reduction
or termination of AFDC benefits, the worker shall issue Form HS-0751 (Notice of
Disposition) but shall not take any action to increase the household's Food
Stamp benefits until the household decides whether it will appeal the AFDC
adverse action notice. If the household decides to appeal the AFDC action and
its AFDC benefits are continued, the household's Food Stamp benefits shall
continue at the previous basis. If the household does not appeal, the worker
shall make the Food Stamp changes effective in accordance with the procedures
specified in § 1240-1-10-.07(6) except that the time limits for the worker
to act on changes which increase a household's Food Stamp benefits shall be
calculated from the date the AFDC advance notice period expires.
(3) Whenever a change results in
the termination of a household's AFDC benefits within its Food Stamp
certification period, and the worker does not have sufficient information to
determine how the AFDC change affects the household's Food Stamp eligibility
and benefit level (such as when an absent parent returns to a household,
rendering the household categorically ineligible for AFDC, and the worker does
not have any information on the income of the new household member), the worker
shall not terminate the household's Food Stamp benefits but shall instead take
the following action:
(a) If Form HS-0751
(Notice of Disposition) has been sent, the worker shall wait until the
household's AFDC notice of adverse action period expires or until the household
requests a fair hearing, whichever comes first. If the household requests a
fair hearing on the AFDC action and its AFDC benefits are continued pending
appeal, the household's Food Stamp benefits shall be continued at the same
basis.
(b) If Form HS-0751 (Notice
of Disposition) is not required, or the household decides not to request a fair
hearing and continuation of its AFDC benefits, the worker shall send the
household Form HS-0258 (Notice Concerning Your Application or Redetermination)
which informs the household that its certification period will expire at the
end of the month following the month the notice of expiration, Form HS-0258
(Notice Concerning Your Application or Redetermination), is sent, and that it
must reapply if it wishes to continue to participate. The Notice of Expiration
shall also explain to the household that its certification period is expiring
because of changes in its circumstances which may affect its Food Stamp
eligibility and benefit level.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 14-8-106 and
14-8-111; 45 CFR
205.10.
