145.04 Special Reporting Requirements SR 05-19, 06/03 (FSM-A)

Households are not required to report changes in:

. the amount of the household's public assistance grant; and

. unearned income from a private source when that income was averaged over the certification period. For example, if a household received intermittent, fluctuating child support payments for several months prior to application and this unearned income was averaged and then used to budget for the upcoming certification period, the household is not required to report deviations from this averaged amount during the certification period.

Additionally, households certified for 4, 5, or 6 months have special reporting requirements. These households:

. are only required to report changes in income that cause gross household income to exceed 130% of the current federal poverty income guideline for the household's size. See Chapter 600, Table E, Food Stamp Maximum Monthly Income Limits;

. are required to report changes that cause gross household income to exceed 130% of the current federal poverty income guideline for the household size by the 10th day in the month after the month in which the household's income actually rises above the 130% threshold; and

. are not required to report changes in any other case circumstances during the certification period, unless the certification period has been shortened or an early recertification interview has been scheduled. However, if the household does report changes in case circumstances within the 4, 5, or 6-month certification period, these changes must be verified and acted upon according to policy.

 Exception: Households receiving food stamps in addition to receiving cash or medical assistance from other DFA programs such as TANF, ANB, APTD, or OAA financial assistance, all categories of medical assistance, or child care assistance, must comply with the reporting and verification requirements of those programs. District Offices must act on all changes for all programs according to policy. Reported changes acted upon for other programs must also be used to determine continuing Food Stamp eligibility.