La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-2013

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-2013 - Simplified Reporting

A. Effective November 2009, all SNAP households are included in simplified reporting with the exception of households participating in the Louisiana Combined Application Project (LaCAP).

B. Households subject to simplified reporting will be required to report only:

1. changes in gross monthly income which exceed 130 percent of the monthly poverty income guideline for the household size;

2. changes in work or training hours of able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) who are subject to the time limit set forth in §1940 if the change results in the ABAWD working or participating in training an average of less than 20 hours per week; and

3. all SNAP households, including LaCAP and categorically eligible households, are required to report when a member of the household receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings equal to or exceeding the resource limit for elderly or disabled households won in a single game before taxes or other amounts are withheld. The winnings must be reported by the 10th of the month following the month the lottery or gambling winnings were won.

C. Households included in simplified reporting will be assigned a certification period of 12 or 36 months.

D. All households in simplified reporting with the exception of those households eligible under the Elderly Simplified Application Project rules are required to:

1. timely provide a completed simplified report and all necessary verification; and

2. report current household circumstances.

E. Failure to provide a complete simplified report and verification will result in case closure.

F. Benefits will be determined prospectively based on verified circumstances.

G. Any change in benefits as a result of simplified reporting will be effective the month following the month in which the simplified report was required.

H. Effective August 7, 2001, other changes will be processed in accordance with §1999, Reduction or Lermination of Benefits.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-2013

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 27:867 (June 2001), amended LR 28:103 (January 2002), LR 29:607 (April 2003), LR 35:689 (April 2009), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2534 (November 2010), Amended by LR 461222 (9/1/2020), Amended LR 492086 (12/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 7 CFR 273.12(a), P.L. 107-171.