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produce proof of having made a large number of job contacts before cash
assistance can be authorized, applicants likely will not, on many occasions, have
submitted their proof of job contacts by the thirtieth day. If the food stamp office
believes it can postpone action on the family's food stamp eligibility until it can
also act on the family's TANF application, many needy households are likely to
face much longer waits for food assistance. Comments should oppose the removal
of this provision.
F.
Denials Because of Confusion Resulting from the Organization of the Rules
C
Prohibition on durational residency requirements. Current section
273.2(f)(1)(vi), governing the verification of residency, provides that "No
durational residency requirement shall be established." Section 273.3(a) would
continue to prohibit durational residency requirements. But without a cross-
reference to that provision in the verification rules, it could be missed by many
eligibility workers, resulting in improper denials.
C
Applications for Social Security numbers (SSNs). Food stamp rules require
that all members of a household that will receive food stamps either have an SSN
or have applied for one. 7 C.F.R. § 273.6. Current section 273.2(f)(1)(v)
provides that "[a] completed SSA Form 2853 shall be considered proof of
application for an SSN for a newborn infant." USDA proposes to delete this
language, arguing that it duplicates section 273.6. 65 Fed. Reg. 10867. This is
incorrect: section 273.6 nowhere mentions the SSA Form 2853. Comments
should recommend an explicit reference to that form in one section or the other to
ensure that eligible households are not denied benefits by eligibility workers that
are not familiar with which SSA forms demonstrate an application for an SSN.
C
Joint applications. Proposed section 273.2(j)(1)(ii) states that "households that
apply jointly for TANF or SSI and food stamps and whose food stamp eligibility
depends on their categorical eligibility status must be issued benefits from the
beginning of the period for which TANF or SSI benefits are paid or the original
food stamp application date whichever is later." This is the current rule as well.
Although technically sound, it raises the risk that some eligibility workers will
believe that they can or should delay providing food stamps to households that
qualify without regard to categorical eligibility if the household is also applying
for benefits from a TANF-funded program or SSI. For these households, the
eligibility worker could provide food stamps only from the date the other benefits
were authorized rather than from the date of application for food stamps. With
many states requiring extensive job searches and other activities prior to
authorizing benefits under their TANF-funded programs, TANF benefits might not
be authorized until long after the date of application. Indeed, if this policy was
misapplied to persons applying jointly for food stamps and SSI disability benefits,
the applicants could have to wait months to begin receiving food stamps.
35
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