Application Use for Beginning Months 430-05-20-50-20-05
(Revised 10/01/15 ML3457)
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An application is used to process the initial month, second beginning month and in some cases three beginning months. In order to process the application, mandatory verifications are required for all beginning months.
When household is interviewed and anticipates changes in the second or third beginning month, the application must be pended for verification of those changes. If the household provides the requested verifications and reports an additional change(s) prior to the application being processed, the F301-Additional Information must be sent to the household allowing the household an additional ten days to provide the verifications. If the ten days extends beyond the processing timeframes, the worker must narrate why the application was processed beyond the processing timeframes.
If the household fails to provide verification necessary to process all beginning months, the application must be denied for failure to provide verification.
Because of anticipated changes, a household may be eligible for the month of application or month of application and second beginning month (if processing in the second month), but ineligible for the following months. In this instance the worker must process the application, approve benefits and send an approval notice for the initial month or initial and second beginning month.
The worker must then enter the anticipated changes for the second or third beginning month (if processing in the second month) and issue a closing notice. This must be done on the same day the initial month is processed to avoid sending a 10-day advance notice. If the second or third beginning month (if processing in the second month) is not processed on the same day as the first month, a 10-day advance notice is required to close the case.
Similarly, a household may be ineligible for the month of application, but eligible for the following month due to anticipated changes. The worker must deny the month of application and use the same application to pend or approve the second month.
If a household applies and indicates they are not interested in benefits for the month of application, the month of application must be denied using the F214 - Application /Review Withdrawn notice. The same application is then used to pend or approve the second month.
A household may be eligible for a zero benefit due to proration for the initial month. The worker must approve the application and a zero benefit must be authorized.
If the initial month is denied, the second month becomes the initial month. If the second month is denied and eligibility is anticipated for the third month, a new application is required.
Exception:
If processing the application in the second beginning month and there is no eligibility for the initial month and second beginning month, but anticipated eligibility for the third month, the same application can be registered and used to process the third month.
If a household verifies a change for a future month (not an application processing month) that change must not be acted on.
