Filing an Application 430-05-20-10

(Revised 01/01/04 ML2893)

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Counties must encourage a household to file an application for the program if the household expresses concerns about food insecurity. An application form must be provided to anyone making a request. A household must file an application by submitting the form to the county either in person, through an authorized representative, or by mail. A household has the right to file an application on the same day contact is made at the county during office hours.

 

Households must be informed that receiving SNAP does not have any bearing on any other program’s time limits that may apply to the household.

 

Applications signed through the use of electronic signature techniques and applications containing handwritten signatures which are then transmitted to the county office via fax or other electronic transmission techniques are acceptable means of filing a SNAP application.

 

If a household requests by telephone or in writing that an application be mailed, it must be sent to the household on the same day the request is made.

 

A household must be advised that it does not have to be interviewed before filing an application.

 

Counties must forward an application filed in the wrong county by the applicant to the correct county the next day by any means that ensures the application arrives at the appropriate county office the day it was forwarded (via fax or courier).  The household must be informed that its application will not be considered filed and the processing standards must not begin until the appropriate office receives the application.