161 REDETERMINATION (FAM)

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Financial assistance is determined for a specific period of time called the eligibility period. At the end of the eligibility period, benefits will continue to be issued automatically until action is taken to terminate assistance.

A Redetermination for eligibility will occur for all households on regularly scheduled intervals. The longest eligibility period for FANF financial assistance is 12 months.

During a Redetermination the worker will review the household’s circumstances to determine eligibility, the worker will request documentation from the household to verify and prove all eligibility factors and criteria are met. The worker will update eligibility and benefits as necessary.

For more information, also see:

161.01 Timely Notice

161.03 Required Verification for Redetermination

161.05 Processing Redeterminations

161.07 Termination at Redetermination

Workers can request documentation, clarification, or a review of a FANF household to determine eligibility during the eligibility period (prior to the households scheduled redetermination) when either of the following situations occur:

• there is a change in case circumstances that affects other eligibility factors; or

• there is conflicting information regarding eligibility.

Category of Assistance	Eligibility Period	Redetermination Method
FANF Financial Assistance	12 months	Online or Paper (mail-in)
FANF Financial Assistance with SNAP	6 months	Alternating between online or paper (mail-in) and face- to- face/phone or video (in-person)
Refugee Cash assistance	12 months from date of entry, or 12 months from the date asylum is granted	Face- to- face/phone or video (in-person)

*If the case also involves SNAP, redetermination periods for FANF financial assistance and SNAP are aligned to coincide with the most frequent redetermination required by policy

See also Adult Assistance Manual PART 155, REDETERMINATION, and SNAP Manual Section 133.09, Certification Periods.

References: He-W 606.01, He-W 606.92; He-W 606.100, He-W 636.01, He-W 644.01, He-W 684.01-.02, 45 CFR 206.10(a)(8)-(a)(9), RSA 167:8, RSA 167:79,III(j), RSA 167:83(II)(d)