Certification Periods at Recertification 430-05-35-50

(Revised 04/01/08 ML3136)

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Certification periods, conforming to calendar months, must be assigned to all eligible households. At recertification, the first month of the certification period will generally be the month following the month in which a recertification is filed.

 

Simplified reporting households must be certified for 12 months. Households subject to the change reporting requirements must be assigned an appropriate certification period based on its circumstances not to exceed 12 months.

Exception:

Migrant and seasonal worker households must be certified for no more then six months.