Simplified Reporting and Processing Changes 430-05-67

 

Simplified Reporting Requirements 430-05-67-05

(Revised 08/01/07 ML3095)

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All food stamp households are subject to simplified reporting requirements and certified for 12 months except for:

  1. Households in which all members are elderly or disabled and there is no countable earned income.

Examples:

  1. Household with an elderly individual and a 5-year-old child (not disabled) is a simplified reporting household.
  2. Household with a single disabled individual with no countable earned income is subject to change reporting requirements.  
  3. Household with an individual who is disqualified (not elderly or disabled) with no earned income and a disabled individual is a simplified reporting household.
  1. A household that includes an individual in receipt of TANF, including Diversion Assistance and Transitional Assistance.

When a household applies for Food Stamps and TANF, including Diversion Assistance, and is approved for Food Stamps while the TANF is still pending, the household is subject to change reporting requirements.

 

If the TANF application is denied, the household becomes a simplified reporting household effective the following month.

  1. Migrant/seasonal farmworkers.

 

All simplified reporting households will be authorized through for six months. A six month report is due by the 10th day of month six for benefit determination for the next six months.

 

Exception:

Households that contain an ABAWD that is receiving NE or EE months cannot be authorized through.  

 

Mandatory Reportable Changes

Certified household must report the following mandatory changes by the 10th day of the month following the month of the change.

  1. Households must report a change in actual income from the base month when it exceeds the gross income limit for the household size (130% of poverty level) by the 10th day of the following month.  Actual income is countable earned and unearned income that has not been converted or averaged.

Exceptions:

  1. If at application or recertification a household is categorically eligible and income exceeds the gross income limit for the household size (130% of poverty level) and the household is eligible for a benefit, the household is not required to report any change in income.
  2. If an ongoing case that is categorically eligible reports a change in income that exceeds the gross income limit for the household size (130% of poverty level), and the household is eligible for a benefit, the household is not required to report any further changes in income.

Examples:

  1. A household reports actual income that exceeds the gross income limit for its household size and based on this income is not eligible for a benefit.  The household anticipates that actual income will continue to exceed the gross income limit.  The worker must send an advance notice to close the case.
  2. A household of four applies and is approved as a simplified reporting household.  The household is informed of the gross income limit for its household size of four and that they must report if their income goes over this limit.

In month three the household reports a new member with income moved in and income now exceeds the gross income limit for a household size of four.  The household remains eligible after adding the new member.  The household must now report if their gross month income exceeds the gross income limit for a household size of five.   

  1. A household with an individual who is disqualified (not elderly or disabled) with no earned income and a disabled individual is a simplified reporting household and is subject to report based on the gross income limit for a household size of 1.  

 

  1. When household member is identified as an ABAWD and the household members eligibility is based on working an average of 20 hours weekly, the household must report if the ABAWD’s hours decrease below an average of 20 hours weekly.

Example:

A household reports an eligible ABAWD reduced their hours to less then 20 hours weekly.  The household anticipates the hours will continue to be less then 20 hours weekly.  The worker must send an advance notice to disqualify the individual from the case unless the individual is eligible for Non-Exempt (NE) or Exemption Extension (EE) months.