Denying the Application 430-05-20-50-20-10

(Revised 09/01/2020 ML3587)

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Households that are ineligible must be sent a notice of denial as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days following the date the application was filed. If the 30th day falls on a weekend or North Dakota Department of Human Services holiday, the application must be denied on the next working day following the 30th day. The household must file a new application if further program consideration is desired.

 

If a household has failed to appear for an interview and has made no further contact with the worker to express an interest in pursuing the application or failed to provide verifications, the worker must send the household a notice of denial 30 days after the date of application.  The notice of denial must not be generated prior to the 30th day after the date of application. If the 30th day falls on a weekend or North Dakota Department of Human Services holiday, the application must be denied on the next working day following the 30th day. If the household schedules an interview or provides the verifications after the 30th day but within 60 days following the date of application, Delays in Processing at 430-05-20-50-20-15 apply.

Notice F201-Failure to Provide Information at Application must be sent to the household when denying the application. The notice must be accurate and must clearly describe the situation so that the household is able to understand why the denial action has been taken.

 

EXAMPLE:

An application for SNAP is received on March 2nd, the interview is completed on March 4th, and a pending notice is mailed to the household.

 

The pending notice requests copies of the primary individual’s February 7th and February 21st paystubs from Sam’s Grocery Store and verification of their March 1st propane bill.

 

The household provided a copy of the primary individuals February 7th paystub on March 12th and no further verifications were provided

 

On April 3rd, the application was denied and Notice F201-Failure to Provide Information at Application was sent to the household. The notice must indicate specifically which items were not provided.

 

In this example, the denial notice must explain the March 2nd application was denied because the household failed to provide verification of the primary individual’s February 21st paystub from Sam’s Grocery Store and their March 1st propane bill.