Closures

QUIZ on Closures

Reporting/Acting on Changes

Clarify when changes must be reported and acted upon by the worker with 12 month eligibility.

Closure Codes

Benefit Reporter Households Closure Codes If the Mid-Certification Renewal (MCR) is not submitted or is incomplete, the section will close using code ‘36S’ as the reason for SNAP and medical. The closure code for childcare is ‘36.’ SNAP Only: In non-report months, if a change occurs and is reported the only valid closure codes are: Code # […]

How to Close Child Care Case / Authorizations

The following are examples of how to close child care. When child care is closing for all children in care; it must be closed in the Child Care Tab (Section E). Do not make any changes to the Auth Daycare Tab for this type of closure. When closing child care for an individual child when […]

Home Property / Revocable Trusts

Effective 09/01/2016 Home Property in a revocable trust is considered an available resource. When a client’s home property is in a revocable trust, the worker informs the client or his or her representative that the home property exemption does not apply unless the property is removed from the revocable trust. The worker provides the client […]

How to Reopen Child Care

The following are instructions on reopening child care benefits. Open the “Household Tab (Interview Notebook) Benefit Type = Social Services Status = appropriate status for all household members Effective Date (F27) = The first day for which child care is being reopened. This date should be the day after the closure date unless it’s a […]

How to Close a TANF Case on Earnings

Verify employment information: start date, wage, hours scheduled, etc. Open an employment line on the Auth ET&E tab (a.k.a. TANF WORK) in FACS. Person Name = Employed individual Action taken = Open Component = Employment full-time or part-time (depending on hours scheduled) Source = Employer name Begin/Change Date = Date employment began End Date = […]

Supplementing Cases

There will be times that a reported change will affect a household’s eligibility or SNAP benefit amount. If the change causes a household’s SNAP amount to increase, sometimes it is necessary to supplement their benefits, for the month the change occurred. Supplements are issued to ensure each eligible household receives the correct amount of benefit […]

Notices

The use of notices is the basic method of communicating information regarding their cases to the client. Examples of these are notice of interview, notice of missed interviews NOMI, verification requests, notice of eligibility or denial, and notices to inform client of renewals or changes in the case. Interview Notice After an application is received […]