AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CLIENT REPORTING
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
A Household Report Form (DHS-2120) (PDF) or a Combined Six-Month Report (CSR) (DHS-5576) (PDF) is provided to program participants subject to monthly or Six-Month reporting.
Require only 1 report form from program participants who report for more than 1 program when all required signatures are on the form. See 0005.12.06 (Who Must Sign Applications).
Assist people who need help to complete a report form.
Give the following to all program participants subject to scheduled reporting at intake, recertification, or when they must begin scheduled reporting:
● | An explanation of the purpose of scheduled reporting and prospective or retrospective budgeting. |
● | An explanation of how to complete and return the HRF/CSR. |
● | An explanation of the verifications they must submit with the report form and how to get those verifications. |
● | A toll-free telephone number to ask questions and get help to complete the report form. The county must accept collect calls if the county does not have a toll free phone number. |
MFIP:
Give all units subject to scheduled reporting the Reporting Responsibilities for MFIP Households (DHS-2647) (PDF).
Counties and Tribal Nations may give the Change Report Form (DHS-2402) (PDF) to units. See 0007.15 (Unscheduled Reporting of Changes - Cash).
MSA, GA, HSP:
Counties and Tribal Nations may give the Change Report Form (DHS-2402) (PDF) to units. See 0007.15 (Unscheduled Reporting of Changes - Cash).
SNAP:
It is required to give and review with clients the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reporting Responsibilities (DHS-2625) (PDF) at application and recertification. You must tell the client what reporting type the unit will be and the reporting responsibilities for that type. See 0005.12.12.01 (Forms/Handouts for Applicants), 0007.03.02 (Six-Month Reporting), 0007.03.05 (Change Reporting), 0009.06 (Recertification Process).
See 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes - Program Provisions) for information on how to act on a change during the certification period.
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PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 07/2025 | in SNAP, adds policy updates for how eligibility workers act on changes known during the certification period. Also updates six-month budgeting due to legislative changes. |
| 07/2021 | in SNAP adds that clients must be told what reporting type the unit will be and the reporting responsibilities for that type. It adds appropriate cross-references. |
| 08/2020 | in SNAP updates policy throughout. |
| 10/2015 | in SNAP changes "household's" to "unit's". |
| 05/2013 | update cross-references to 0007.15.03 (Unscheduled Reporting of Changes - SNAP). No policy was changed. |
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