Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.633 - NOTICE OF CHANGES NOT REQUIRED

Notice to individual Food Stamp households is not required when the conditions listed in Subsection 633.01 below are met. Mass notice must be given in some situations, as listed in Subsection 633.02 below: (3-17-22)

01. Waiver by the Household. A household member or authorized representative provides a written statement requesting closure. The person gives information causing reduction or an end to benefits and states, in writing, they know adverse action will be taken. The person acknowledges in writing continuation of benefits is waived, if a fair hearing is requested. (3-17-22)

02. Mass Change. Mass changes include: (3-17-22)

a. Changes in the income limit tables. (3-17-22)

b. Changes in the issuance tables. (3-17-22)

c. Changes in Social Security benefits. (3-17-22)

d. Changes in SSI payments. (3-17-22)

e. Changes in TAFI or AABD grants. (3-17-22)

f. Changes caused by a reduction, suspension, or cancellation of Food Stamps ordered by the Secretary of USDA. (3-17-22)

g. When it performs mass changes, the Department notifies Food Stamp households of the mass change by one of the following methods: (3-17-22)

i. Media notices. (3-17-22)

ii. Posters in the Food Stamp offices and issuance locations. (3-17-22)

iii. A general notice mailed to households. (3-17-22)

03. Mass Changes in TAFI or AABD. When a mass change to TAFI or AABD causes a Food Stamp change, use the following criteria: (3-17-22)

a. If the Department has thirty (30) days advance notice of the TAFI or AABD mass change, Food Stamps must be adjusted the same month as the change. (3-17-22)

b. If the Department does not have advance notice, Food Stamp benefits must be changed no later than the month after the TAFI or AABD mass change. (3-17-22)

c. Ten (10) day advance notice to Food Stamp households is not required. Adequate notice must be sent to Food Stamp households. (3-17-22)

d. If a household requests a fair hearing because of an issue other than mass change, continue Food Stamps. (3-17-22)

04. Notice of Death. Notice is not required when the Department learns of the death of all household members. (3-17-22)

05. Completion of Restored Benefits. Notice is not required when an increased allotment, due to restored benefits, ends. The household must have been notified in writing when the increase would end. (3-17-22)

06. Joint Public Assistance and Food Stamp Applications. Notice is not required if the household jointly applies for TAFI or AABD and Food Stamps and gets Food Stamps pending TAFI or AABD approval. The household must be notified at certification that Food Stamps will be reduced upon TAFI or AABD approval. (3-17-22)

07. Converting From Repayment to Benefit Reduction. Notice is not required if a household with an IHE or IPV claim fails to repay under the repayment schedule. An allotment reduction is enforced. (3-17-22)

08. Households Receiving Expedited Service. Notice is not required if all the following conditions are met: (3-17-22)

a. The applicant received expedited services. (3-17-22)

b. Proof was postponed. (3-17-22)

c. A regular certification period was assigned. (3-17-22)

d. Written notice, stating future Food Stamps depend on postponed proof, was given at approval. (3-17-22)

09. Residents of a Drug or Alcoholic Treatment Center or a Group Living Arrangement Center. Notice is not required when the Department ends Food Stamps to residents of a drug or alcoholic treatment center or group living arrangement center if: (3-17-22)

a. The Department revokes the center's certification. (3-17-22)

b. FNS disqualifies the center as a retailer. (3-17-22)

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.633