Haw. Code R. § 17-680-27 - Month of application
(a) A household's
eligibility shall be determined for the month of application by considering the
household's circumstances for the entire month of application. Most households
shall have the eligibility determination based on circumstances for the entire
calendar month in which the household filed its application.
(b) Applicant households consisting of
residents of a public institution who apply jointly for SSI and food stamps
prior to release from the public institution in accordance with section
17-655-30 shall have their eligibility determined from the month in which the
applicant household is released from the institution. The household's benefit
level for the initial month of certification shall be based on the date of the
month the household is released from the institution to the end of the
month.
(c) A household's benefit
level for the initial month of certification shall be based on the day of the
month it applies for benefits and the household shall receive benefits prorated
from the day of application to the end of the month unless the applicant
household consists of residents of a public institution or seasonal
farmworkers.
(d) The department
shall prorate a household's benefits by using a standard thirty day calendar or
fiscal month. A household applying on the thirty-first of a month shall be
treated as though it applied on the thirtieth of the month. The department
shall determine the amount of the prorated allotment as follows:
(1) Use either the appropriate food stamp
allotment proration table provided by FNS or the following formula: the full
month's benefits for the household times the difference between thirty-one days
and the date of application, divided by thirty, equals the prorated allotment
amount;
(2) After using the
appropriate formula to determine the allotment, the department shall round the
product down if it ends in 1 to 99 cents; and
(3) If the computation results in an
allotment of less than $10, then no issuance shall be made for the initial
month.
(e) Households
which are certified using the expedited service procedures under chapter
17-647, and which apply for benefits after the fifteenth of the month, shall
receive the prorated allotment for the initial month and the allotment for the
next subsequent month at the same time in accordance with subsection
17-647-44.
(f) Eligibility and the
level of benefits for recertifications shall be determined by prospectively
determining eligibility and, if eligible, determining the level of benefits as
specified in section 17-680-23.
(g)
When a household is eligible for the month of application but ineligible in the
subsequent month due to anticipated changes, the household shall be entitled to
benefits for the month of application even if the processing of its application
results in issuing benefits in the subsequent month.
(h) When a household is ineligible for the
month of application but eligible for the subsequent month due to anticipated
changes:
(1) The same application form shall
be used to act on both the denial for the month of application and the
determination of eligibility for the subsequent month;
(2) Benefits shall not be issued for the
month prior to the start of the household's certification period.
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