Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.99-015 - FSC 99-16: To update the 11000 Section of the Food Stamp certification (FSC) Manual and to provide information about the reporting requirements of the Food Stamp Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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FSC 11000 - Summary of Changes
The following changes have been made throughout this entire
				section of policy:
* The policy has been generally updated and rewritten.
* The words "food stamp benefits" have been substituted for
				"food stamp allotment."
* References to AFDC have been replaced by references to
				TEA.
* Policy references have been corrected and/or updated.
* Instructions for keying information to FACTS have been
				deleted.
Specific changes are explained below:
FSC 11330
- Information about TEA has
				been added.
FSC 11420
- A paragraph has been added
				to explain how to handle deductible expenses when verification is requested but
				not supplied by the household.
FSC 11510
- Information about SFSP
				households has been added.
FSC 11530
- The procedures for
				handling forms received on the last day of the month have been
				clarified.
FSC 11550
- A statement has been added
				to clarify how to handle verification of income supplied voluntarily by the
				household.
FSC 11640
- This policy has been
				corrected to agree with the current FSC policy regarding medical deductions.
				Additional information about allowing one-time medical expenses was
				added.
Inquiries to: Betty Helmbeck, Food Stamp Section, (501)
				682-8284
SECTION: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
11100
Summary
Ongoing food stamp eligibility and benefit amount are
				based on a household's current situation. To ensure current information about a
				household is available, reporting requirements are imposed on all households
				that apply for food stamp benefits and all households that receive food stamp
				benefits.
There are two types of reporting requirements -
				occasional reporting and quarterly reporting. Occasional reporters must report
				specified changes within 10 days of the date the change becomes known.
				Quarterly reporters must submit a report
every
third month but have no additional reporting
				requirements.
11200
Changes Required to be Reported
Both occasional and quarterly reporters must report the
				following changes.
1.
Changes in Residence and/or Address
All changes in residence and/or address must be reported.
				If a change in residence results in a change in the household's shelter cost,
				the new shelter costs must be reported.
2.
Changes in Household
			 Composition
The addition or loss of any eligible or ineligible
				household member must be reported.
3.
Changes in
			 Resources
The acquisition of any licensed vehicle must be
				reported.
Total liquid resources (cash on hand, bank accounts,
				stocks, bonds, etc.) which reach or exceed $2,000 must be
				reported.
4.
Changes in Income
Quarterly reporters must report and verify all earned
				income when the quarterly report is submitted. (Exception: Self-employment
				income which has been annualized need not be reported and verified each time a
				quarterly report is submitted.) Quarterly reporters must report and verify
				child support payments if these payments are to be deducted. Quarterly
				reporters must report changes of more than $25.00 in unearned income and
				changes in sources of unearned income on the quarterly report.
Occasional reporters must report the following changes in
				both earned and unearned income within 10 days of the date the change becomes
				known to the household.
Changes in a source of income. This includes new income
				from any source or income from any source which has stopped.
Changes of more than $25 in the household's total gross
				monthly income. This includes both increases and decreases in
				income.
The following changes in income need not be reported by
				either quarterly reporting or occasional reporting households.
Changes in TEA cash assistance payments.
Child support refunds paid to TEA
				recipients.
These changes must be reflected in the household's food
				stamp benefit amount. (This applies to both quarterly reporters and occasional
				reporters.) See FSC 12510 - 12520. See FSC 5704.1 for instructions on handling
				child support refunds.