604-2 Interim Report
Households approved for a full 12 or 24 month certification period will be sent the automated X054 notice and SNAP Interim Report (IR) Form (FSP 95) 45 days prior to the mid-point of their certification period. The IR will be sent in the 5th month for a case certified for 12 months and in the 11th month for a case certified for 24 months.
Note:
ESAP households that meet all of the criteria outlined in MS 605-3(D) are not subject to interim reporting. When it is discovered that the household no longer meets ESAP criteria, the SNAP household will be subject to interim reporting every six months through the remainder of their 36-month certification period.
Example:
Household is approved for SNAP on January 3, 2022, and is approved for a 12-month certification period through December 2023. The Interim Report is sent in May 2022
Note:
A shorter SNAP certification period will still be given to households that contain an ABAWD or that have unstable circumstances as explained in SNAP MS 604-1(A)(2).
To continue receiving SNAP through the current certification period, SNAP households must:
Return a completed Interim Report Form (FSP 95) to DPA by the 30th day after the IR was sent to the household; and
Submit all requested verification within the period provided on the pend notice.
Note:
See SNAP MS 604-4(A) for Acting on Reported Changes
604-2 A. INTERIM REPORT FORM
The Interim Report Form (FSP 95) is used to determine continued SNAP eligibility, allowing households to continue receiving SNAP through their full 12 or 24 month certification period.
Note:
A completed GEN 50C, GEN 72, or the SNAP Online Application may be used as an FSP 95 if it contains all the required information and is received during the timeframe in which the FSP 95 is due.
Example 1:
A SNAP household is notified they must complete and return the FSP 95 by 11/10. The household fails to submit the FSP 95, but instead submits a signed and dated GEN 50C with SNAP marked on 11/15. The SNAP household's current certification indicates the client receives $100 per month in self-employment income. The household did not answer any questions about self-employment income or changes to employment in the GEN 50C submitted on 11/15. The GEN 50C may not be used to satisfy the households FSP 95 requirement due to the household's failure to answer questions about changes in income required on the FSP 95.
Example 2:
A SNAP household is notified they must complete and return the FSP 95 by 11/10. The household submits a completed GEN 72, with SNAP marked, on 11/29. The GEN 72 provides all the information required for the FSP 95 and was received before the end of the month in which the FSP 95 was due. The GEN 72 may be used to satisfy the household FSP 95 requirement.
Example 3:
A household's SNAP case closed on 3/31 due to failure to complete and submit the FSP 95 within the required timeframe. On 4/3, the household submitted a GEN 72, but did not mark any programs on the form. The GEN 72 may not be used as an initial application form for SNAP as the household failed to mark SNAP.
The IR is not a recertification and cannot be treated as one. An interview is never conducted with the receipt of an IR.
See SNAP MS 601-2(A) for a list of acceptable application forms.
Example:
A household is certified for SNAP and ATAP on 7/1/2023. SNAP is assigned a certification period of 7/2023 through 6/2024 and ATAP is assigned a certification period of 7/2023 through 12/2023.
On 12/5/2023 the household submits a GEN 72 to recertify ATAP and selects SNAP. The GEN 72 may be used to recertify ATAP, but may not be used in place of the FSP 95 Interim Report form to determine continued SNAP eligibility, or change the current SNAP certification period.
See SNAP MS 604-4 for changes reported during the certification period and SNAP MS 604-1(A)(2) for length of a SNAP certification period.
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604-2 B. INTERIM REPORT FILING DEADLINES
An IR form is considered filed by the household when the signed and completed IR is received in the DPA office.
1. Interim Report Filed Timely Before the Mid-Point of Certification Period
Households must return the completed IR to DPA by the 30th day after it was sent to the household. Once the IR form is returned to DPA, benefits continue through the current 12 or 24 month certification period, until it is determined the household is no longer eligible for SNAP, or the household fails to submit requested verifications.
Note:
When the FSP 95 is received outside of the required midpoint of the SNAP certification period, it must be treated as a report of change.
See SNAP MS 604-4 for acting on changes during the certification period.
See Admin MS 104-6 regarding the Interim Report process.
2. Interim Report Filed Returned Untimely, But Prior to the Last Day of the Month In Which It Is Due
When the SNAP household fails to submit the IR by the 30th day after the IR was sent to the household, but before the last day of the month in which the IR is due, benefits may continue through the end of the current SNAP certification period.
3. Interim Report Not Returned Timely
When the household fails to submit the IR by the last day of the month in which the IR is due, the SNAP household will be required to file a new application for SNAP, using the GEN 50C.
Note:
As explained in SNAP MS 601-2(A), the GEN 72 can be used as an initial application form when received in the month following the closure of SNAP benefits. SNAP must be marked on the GEN 72 to be considered an application for SNAP.
604-2 C. INTERIM REPORT: HOUSEHOLD FAILS TO ACT OR REQUESTED VERIFICATION IS NOT RECEIVED
1. Household Fails to Submit Interim Report
When the household fails to complete and submit a timely IR, the case is closed with adequate
notice. See MS 604-5A.
2. Household Fails to Submit Requested Verification
The SNAP case is closed with adverse action notice. See MS 604-5B.
Example:
Sally's IR is due no later than 09/15/2023. Sally returns her IR timely on 09/13/2023, allowing her SNAP benefits to continue through her certification period.
On 09/14/2023 a caseworker reviews Sally's IR, requesting verification on reported income, due no later than 09/25/2023. Sally responds on 09/25/2023, with income verification that will close her SNAP case. Sally will receive adverse action to close her SNAP benefits effective 10/31/2023.
If the household provides the requested verification before the end of the mid-point certification period and is found to have continued SNAP eligibility, the SNAP case is reopened without a new application and a full month's benefit (not prorated) is issued.
If the household provides the requested verification after the end of the mid-point certification period, but within 30 days from the end of the mid-point certification period, is found to have continued SNAP eligibility, the case is reopened without a new application. A prorated benefit is issued back to the date the requested verification is received in the DPA office.
Example:
A household's mid-point certification period ends June 30. The IR form is returned to DPA on June 5th. Information provided on the IR form requires additional verification to determine continued SNAP eligibility. The household is sent a notice to provide the verification by June 15th. Verification is not received, and the SNAP case is closed with adverse action.
The household provides the required verification on July 10th, within 30 days of case closure. The SNAP case is reopened, prorating July benefits from the 10th, the date the verification was received at DPA. SNAP benefits continue through the end of the original certification period. The household does not need to file a new GEN 50C.
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