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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


CHANGE REPORTING

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

MFIP, MSA, GA, HSP:
No provisions.


SNAP:
SNAP and Uncle Harry Food Support units are change reporters if they meet 1 of the following criteria:

Units in which all members are homeless. See HOMELESS in 0002.29 (Glossary: Gross RSDI...).

Units in which all members are in the migrant work stream. Not all members must be in agricultural work, but all members must be traveling together for this purpose.

Units in which any member is a seasonal farmworker.

Units in which all adult members are elderly or disabled if the unit has no earned income.

Units living on Indian reservations. Unit members do not have to be members of a tribe to be eligible for this exemption.


At application, change reporting units must report any changes that occurred between the time of the interview and the time of the notice of eligibility. They must report these changes within 10 days of the date on the notice of eligibility to be considered reporting these changes timely.

Change reporters do not complete a Combined Six-Month Report but are required to complete the recertification process. At recertification, units are required to report all changes. For more information on the recertification process, see Chapter 0009 (Recertification), 0009.03 (Length of Recertification Periods).

During the certification period, change reporters are required to report the following changes:

A change of more than $125 per month in gross earned income.

A change of more than $125 in the amount of unearned income, EXCEPT changes relating to public assistance (PA).

A change in the source of income, including starting or stopping a job, if the change in employment is accompanied by a change in income.

A change in unit composition.

A change in residence.

A change in shelter costs (housing and utilities) due to a residency change.

A change in legal obligation to pay child support.

Time-limited SNAP recipients (TLR) need to report when their work hours fall below 20 hours per week, averaged 80 hours monthly. Work includes paid employment, self-employment, in-kind, and unpaid work.

When a unit member receives a Substantial Lottery or Gambling Winning. See 0011.13 (Substantial Lottery or Gambling Winnings) and 0002.65 (Glossary: Substantial…).

These changes need to be reported by the 10th of the month following the month of the change to be considered reported timely. Units may report changes in person, by telephone or by mail. If the change is reported on weekends, holidays, or after hours, the date of the reported change will be the next business day. However, if the 10th lands on a weekend or holiday, consider the change reported timely. They may also use the Change Report Form for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DHS-2402B) (PDF) to report changes but are not required to use this form. If the unit reports a change to any member of the county agency or Tribal Nation, it is considered reported to the entire agency. Workers within the county agency or Tribal Nation must share information the unit has reported amongst each other to act on changes timely. For a definition of Known to the Agency, see 0002.35 (Glossary: Inventory…). If a unit does not report 1 of the changes above timely, overpayments need to be assessed. See 0025.03 (Determining Incorrect Payment Amounts).

During the certification period, clients may report other changes they are not required to report. Counties and Tribal Nations must determine how to act on any reported changes within 10 days of the changes being reported. See 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes – Program Provisions).imageimageimage

PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
09/2025 updates made due to the Legislative Implementation for six-month budgeting.
05/2025 in SNAP, adds link to new section 0011.13 (Substantial Lottery or Gambling Winnings).
04/2025 under SNAP, adds cross-reference link 0009.03 (Length of Recertification Periods).
06/2023 Updated to include substantial lottery or gambling winning under the SNAP section
02/2023 in SNAP in the 8th bullet under changes reported by change reporters during the certification period, changes ABAWD to TLR.
07/2022 in SNAP adds information about what work activities are part of the ABAWD reporting requirements.
03/2022 in SNAP deletes cross-reference to Change Report Form (DHS-2402) and adds cross-reference to Change Report Form for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DHS-2402B).
12/2021 in SNAP in the next to the last paragraph adds information on if a change is reported on weekends, holidays, or after hours.
10/2021 in SNAP updates the amount change reporters are required to report during the certification period to reflect COLA changes.
08/2020 is a new section about change reporting.

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