Haw. Code R. § 17-610-16 - Implementation of allotment reductions, suspensions, and cancellations

(a) When FNS notifies the department of a decision to reduce the monthly SNAP allotment, the date the reduction is to take effect, and the percentage of reduction of the thrifty food plan amounts for each household size, the department shall take immediate action to effect the reduction for the affected month, without a public hearing, by:

(1) Making necessary Computer adjustments;

(2) Reproducing the issuance tables provided by FNS and distributing the tables to issuance personnel;

(3) Ensuring one and two person households whose reduced allotments would be less than $10 shall receive a minimum allotment of $10 except as provided in section 17-610-15(c); and

(4) Adjusting the Computer to round benefit levels of $1, $3, and $5 to $2, $4, and $6 respectively.

(b) If FNS notifies the department of a decision to suspend or cancel the distribution of SNAP benefits in a given month and of the date the Suspension or cancellation is to take effect:

(1) The provision for a minimum benefit level shall be disregarded and all households' benefits shall be suspended or canceled; and

(2) The department shall take immediate action to effect the Suspension or cancellation for the affected month by:

(A) Making necessary Computer adjustments; and

(B) Notifying personnel of the Suspension or cancellation.

(c) Allotments or portions of allotments representing restored or retroactive benefits for a prior unaffected month shall not be reduced, suspended, or canceled, even though the allotments are issued during an affected month.

(d) The department shall act immediately to resume issuing benefits to certified households and shall resume benefit issuance as soon as practicable when notified by FNS that a Suspension of benefit is over.

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Haw. Code R. § 17-610-16

[Eff 3/19/93; am 11/22/08; am and comp JUN 24 2013] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§271.7(d)(1), (2), (3))