La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-1991

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

Section III-1991 - Initial Month's Benefits

A.Effective 10/1/96 by ER Initial month means either the first month for which an allotment is issued to a household, or the first month for which an allotment is issued to a household following any period during which the household was not certified for participation in SNAP.

B. A household's benefit level for the initial month of certification will be based on the day of the month it applies for benefits. Using a 30-day calendar or fiscal month, households shall receive benefits prorated from the day of application to the end of the month. A household applying on the thirty-first of a month will be treated as though they applied on the thirtieth of the month.

C. Households who have applied for initial month's benefits after the fifteenth of the month, completed the application, provided all required verification, and have been determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month of application and the next subsequent month shall receive their prorated allotment for the initial month of application and their first full month's allotment at the same time. In determining initial month benefits, the result of the proration will be rounded down to the nearest lower dollar increment. If the calculation results in an allotment of less than $10, then no benefits will be issued.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-1991

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 8:10 (January 1982), amended LR 9:131 (March 1983), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 21:188 (February 1995), LR 23:83 (January 1997), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2532 (November 2010), Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability, LR 451441 (10/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with F.R. 46:44712 et seq., F.R. 47:55463 et seq. and 47:55903 et seq., 7 CFR 273.10, P.L. 103-66, P.L. 104-193. P.L. 110-246.