Assigning Certification Periods to Expedited Service Households

(A) Verification Provided Prior to Certification. Households certified on an expedited basis that have provided all necessary verification prior to certification shall be assigned a certification period in accordance with 106 CMR 364.700: Assigning Certification Periods. (B) Verification Postponed. Households that are certified on an expedited basis but have postponed providing verification shall be certified for the month of application only. They must be informed on the Notice of Eligibility that they will receive no further benefits until the verifications are provided. When these households provide the postponed verification, they shall be provided with their second month's benefits within seven working days from receipt of the verification or on the first day of the cyclical issuance period, whichever is later. (C) Destitute Migrant Households. Destitute (migrant) households who have postponed verification from sources outside the state shall be issued a second month's benefits if verification from sources within the state has been received. The second month's benefits shall be provided within seven working days from receipt of the verification or on the first day of the cyclical issuance period, whichever is later. Destitute (migrant) households must provide verification from sources outside the state before they are issued a third month's benefits. The third month's benefits shall be provided within seven working days from receipt of the verification or on the first day of the cyclical issuance period, whichever is later.