Review Use for Beginning Months 430-05-35-20-30

(Revised 10/01/15 ML3457)

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A review may be used to process one, two or up to three months of the new review period. In order to process the review, mandatory verifications are required for all beginning month.

When a household is interviewed and anticipates changes in the second or third beginning months, the review must be pended for verification of those changes. If the household provides the requested verifications and reports an additional change(s) prior to the review being processed, the F301-Additional Information must be sent to the household allowing the household an additional ten days to provide the verification. If the ten days extends beyond the processing time frames, the worker must narrate why the application was processed beyond the processing time frames.

If the household fails to provide verification necessary to process all beginning months, the review must be denied for failure to provide verification.

 

Because of anticipated changes, a household may be eligible for the first month of the review period or first two months of the review period (if processing in the second month), but ineligible for the following months. In this instance the worker must process the review, approve benefits and send an approval notice for the first month or first and second beginning months.

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 first 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.

 

A household may be eligible for a zero benefit due to proration for the first month of the review period. The worker must approve the review and a zero benefit must be authorized.

 

If a household verifies a change for a future month (not an application for review processing month) that change must not be acted on.

 

If the first month of the review period is denied a new application is required.

 

Examples:

1. A household files a review due in June on June 28. During the interview on July 3rd, the household reports and verifies they will have no income in the month of August. The review is processed for July using the verified anticipated income and the income is removed when processing August benefits.

 

2. A household files a review due in June on June 28. During the interview on July 3rd, the household reports and verifies they will have a new source of income in the month of August. (The review is processed for July and the verified new source income is added when processing August benefits.) If July and August are not processed on the same day, a ten day advanced notice is required to decrease August benefits.