Section 475-4-005 - MASS CHANGESThe following rules apply to mass changes.
005.01FEDERAL AND STATE ADJUSTMENTS. Adjustments to eligibility standards, allotments, deductions, standard utility allowances, and standard shelter allowances will go into effect for all households at a specific point in time. The Department may not send notices for these changes. These mass changes will be publicized through the news media, posters in certification offices, or through general notices provided to the households.005.02MASS CHANGES IN STATE GRANTS. When the Department makes an overall adjustment to state grant payments, the Department will handle adjustments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as a mass change using the following procedures: (1) If the Department knows of the change at least 30 days before it is effective, the benefits will be recomputed to be effective in the same month as the grant change; or(2) If the Department does not have 30 days notice of the change, the change will be effective no later than the month following the month of the grant change.005.02(A)NOTICE FOR MASS CHANGE. A timely notice is not required as a result of a mass change in the state grant, however, the household will be informed of the change. If a household requests a fair hearing, benefits will be continued at the former level only if the issue being appealed is the incorrect computation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility or benefits.005.03SOCIAL SECURITY AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS. The household is not responsible for reporting cost-of-living adjustment increases and other mass changes in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments. The Department automatically adjusts the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit level to reflect the change. 005.03(A)NOTICE FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. A timely notice is not required for cost-of-living adjustments and other mass changes in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income; however, the household will be informed of the change. If a household requests a fair hearing, benefits will be continued at the former level only if the issue being appealed is incorrect computation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility or benefits.475 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 005
Amended effective 7/4/2020Amended effective 9/17/2024