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There is no ANP when any of the following circumstances result in termination of assistance, decreases in the level of eligibility, or decreases in the amount of benefits:

• The individual provides a written, signed request to terminate assistance.

• Individuals provide information in writing which they realize will result in the termination of assistance or decrease in the level of eligibility or amount of assistance.

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• The individual’s location is unknown, and Department mail is returned by the Postal Service indicating no forwarding address is on file.

• The individual has been accepted for assistance in a new state.

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• A child is removed from the home as a result of a judicial determination or is voluntarily placed in foster care by the child’s legal guardian.

• The individual is admitted or committed to a public institution and is no longer eligible for public assistance.

• The individual is placed in a nursing facility or requires long-term hospitalization.

• All individuals in the assistance group have died.

• The FANF payee has died and there is no specified relative available to serve as payee.

• The individual has been getting a positive grant adjustment and the adjustment period is complete. Notify the individual in writing, at the start of the adjustment, of the date the adjustment period will end.

• The individual requests in writing to voluntarily initiate, change, or remove a vendor payee, or to change the amount of a vendor payment.

• An individual or assistance group is closed in one case and opened in another, due to administrative procedures, and the eligibility level and benefit amount remain the same.

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