The CAO must assign a certification period according to household circumstances. A household may be certified for one or two months only if it cannot reasonably predict future circumstances or it can predict a significant change (see Chapter 575).
55 Pa. Code § 501.9(f)
Example: A household applies for both cash assistance and SNAP benefits on April 28 and is entitled to expedited service. An interview for cash assistance is scheduled for May 5. The household provides all required verification. The CAO authorizes SNAP benefits on the 28th. Because the household applied after the 15th, the CAO authorizes SNAP benefits for May. The CAO does not count the cash assistance benefit when figuring out May's SNAP benefit. The CAO certifies the household for a normal period, because the outcome of the cash interview can be handled as a change for June.
If the CAO postpones verification or does not hold a face-to-face interview, the CAO must take the following actions:
Establish a certification period according to the household's circumstances.
Authorize noncontinuous eligibility (NCE) for the application month.
Provide a notice of ineligibility stating that benefits will stop until the CAO receives the postponed verification or there is a face-to-face interview. The notice must state that there will be no Advance Notice if verification causes changes to eligibility or the benefit amount.
Deny benefits for the second month if postponed verification is not provided within 30 days of the date of application or there is no face-to-face interview.
Authorize benefits for the second and following months after receiving all postponed verifications.
Enter the renewal due date according to the certification period established at application, without requiring a new application.
There is no limit to the number of times a household may be certified under expedited procedures. However, before each expedited certification, the household must:
7 CFR § 273.2(i)(4)(iv)
Provide the verification postponed at the previous expedited certification; or
Have been certified under normal processing standards since that time.
Reissued March 1, 2012, replacing September 2, 2005