MFIP, MSA, GA:
There is no effect on the delivery method for warrants until a 2nd replacement occurs in a 6-month period. After a 2nd replacement, the unit must pick up benefits at the county office for a 6-month period. The 6 months begin the day you issue the 2nd replacement.

At the end of the 6-month period, the benefit delivery method reverts to regular mail delivery. The worker has the option to continue benefit delivery at a higher security level at the end of the 6 months.

If you issue a replacement, and later the post office or the client returns the original or replacement to the Issuance Operation Center (IOC), that replacement does not affect the delivery method.


SNAP:
Countable replacements of cash-out warrants may only be replaced twice on the same case in a six-month period.

Replacements are countable when:

●	A warrant/check is stolen or lost prior to receipt.
●	A warrant/check is destroyed in a natural disaster.

For any other replacement reasons of a cash-out warrant there is no limit to the number of times it may be replaced.

Countable replacements affect the automatic delivery method. After 1 countable replacement, the unit receives benefits through certified mail for 6 months. (If the unit was already on certified mail delivery, it goes to county pickup.) After a 2nd replacement in a 6-month period, the client must come into the county agency office to pick up benefits. At the end of the 6-month period, the benefit delivery method reverts to regular mail delivery.

There is no effect on the benefit delivery method for elderly/SSI cash-out units until the 2nd countable replacement in a 6-month period. After a 2nd replacement, the unit must pick up benefits at the county office for a 6-month period. The 6 months begin the day you issue the 2nd replacement. At the end of the 6-month period, the benefit delivery method reverts to regular mail delivery. The worker has the option to continue benefit delivery at a higher security level at the end of the 6 months.

If you issue a replacement, and later the post office or the client returns the original or replacement to the IOC, that replacement does not affect the delivery method.

See 0024.06 – Provision for Replacing Benefits for more information on SNAP benefit replacements.


HSP:
Replacement checks do not alter the benefit delivery method.