123 BENEFIT DELIVERY TIME FRAMES SR 96-14, 05/96 (FSM-A)

Food stamps must be in the mail as soon as possible, but no later than the 28th calendar day after the application date.

Exceptions:

. Expedited service cases have a faster benefit delivery time frame. See Part 125 , Expedited Service.

. Individuals moving into New Hampshire cannot receive benefits for the month of application if they have already received food stamps for that month from their previous state.

. If the individual was a member of another participating household in the month of application and is now applying on behalf of a different household, the first possible month of eligibility is the month after the application was filed, unless the individual is now residing in a shelter for battered spouses.

. If only part of a new household participated in the month of application, process the rest of the household as a new case. Add the individuals who were part of another household to the new household in the month after they are deleted from their previous case.