Department Responsibilities

When a household makes a timely application for recertification and fulfills its recertification responsibilities, the Department must certify or deny the application and send the household a notice of the eligibility determination by the end of the current certification period. (A) Scheduling Interviews. The Department shall schedule a recertification interview in accordance with 106 CMR 366.320(B). (B) Time Standards for Providing Benefits to Eligible Households. Households that timely reapplied after having been given a Notice of Expiration at the time of certification shall be notified of their eligibility or ineligibility and provided an opportunity to participate (if eligible) no later than 30 days after the household was last issued a SNAP allotment. All other households that timely recertify shall be provided with an opportunity to participate by their normal issuance date in the month following receipt of the application.