See 0014.09 (Assistance Units - Temporary Absence) for people who remain in a unit while temporarily absent.

Program participants who leave the home or lose eligibility during a month are eligible for the entire month if they were eligible on the 1st day of the month. Do not prorate the last month's benefits.

Determine whether to continue counting the program participant’s income. See 0008.06.15 (Removing or Recalculating Income), 0016 (Income From People Not in the Unit).

If removing a program participant results in a decrease in benefits, do not reduce benefits until proper notice can be given. See 0007 (Reporting), 0008.06 (Implementing Changes - General Provisions), 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes - Program Provisions), 0026 (Notices).

If a child moves to live with a different caregiver in another county or Tribal Nation, see 0006.09 (Moving Between Counties - Minor Children), 0008.06.21 (Change in County of Residence).

For information on program participants who move to another county or Tribal Nation, see 0006.06 (Moving Between Counties - Participants), 0008.06.21 (Change in County of Residence).


MFIP:
Remove the needs and income of a person (other than person 01) who does not meet temporary absence criteria. See 0014.09 (Assistance Units Temporary Absence). Close the case if this results in no eligible child, unless an eligible caregiver is in the home and the caregiver remains eligible. If person 01 leaves the home or dies, close the case. Other unit members will need to file a new application. The effective date of closing is the month after the month the change was reported, allowing for proper notice. See 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application), 0014 (Assistance Units), 0026 (Notices).

Stop counting the needs and income of a participant starting with the payment month you remove the person from the unit.

Stop counting the income of a non unit member whose income you deemed starting with the payment month after the month the person left the household or ceased to have financial responsibility for 1 or more members or the unit.

When the household composition changes, redetermine eligibility for the entire unit and verify all eligibility factors. See 0010.18.01 (Mandatory Verifications – Cash Assistance).

There is no overpayment if the unit reported the change timely AND the county agency or Tribal Nation acted timely.


SNAP:
When a unit member leaves the home or is reported as deceased, determine if the change meets the criteria for acting on the change immediately during the certification period or hold acting on the change until the unit’s next six-month review, recertification or 12-month contact for those certified for 24 months, whichever comes first. See 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes – Program Provisions).

Changes requiring immediate action during the certification period:

●	When the person who leaves the home is not person 01, remove that person from the unit the month following the month the change was reported, allowing for proper notices.
●	When person 01 leaves the home, remove the other members of the unit the month following the month after the change was reported, allowing for proper notice. See 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application).

When the change is reported on weekends, holidays, or after hours, the date of the reported change will be the next business day.

When an adult leaves the home, the PWE may need to be redetermined. See 0028.03.06 (Determining SNAP Principal Wage Earner).

For death and prisoner matches, see TEMP Manual TE02.12.26 (Processing Death Matches for SNAP) and TE02.12.27 (Processing Prisoner Matches for SNAP).


MSA:
If the person does not meet temporary absence criteria, terminate assistance as soon as you can give proper notice. See 0026 (Notices).

GA:
If the person who leaves the home does not meet temporary absence criteria and is not person 01, remove that person's needs from the assistance unit. If person 01 leaves the home or dies, remove the other members of the unit. See 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application). The effective date of termination is the month after the month the change was reported, allowing for proper notice. If you are unable to meet this deadline, an overpayment may occur. See 0025.03 (Determining Incorrect Payment Amounts), 0026 (Notices).


HSP:
No provisions.