R986-100-112. Assistance Will Not Be Paid for a Period Before The Date of Application

(1) Assistance payments for any program listed in Section R986-100-102 will not be made for any time period before the day on which the application for assistance was received by the Department. (2) If an application for assistance is received after the first day of the month, and the client is eligible to receive assistance, payment for the first month is prorated from the date of the application. (3)(a) If additional verifying information is needed to complete an application, it must be provided within 30 days of the date the application was received. (b) If a client due their own fault fails to provide the information within 30 days, the first day the client is eligible is the day on which the verifying information was received by the Department. (c) If the verifying information is not received within 60 days of the date the application was received by the Department, a new application is required and assistance payments will not be made for periods before the date the new application is received. (4) If an application for assistance is denied and no appeal is filed within 90 days, or a decision unfavorable to the client is issued on appeal, assistance cannot be claimed, requested, or paid for that time period.