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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


PROCESSING A LATE COMBINED SIX-MONTH REPORT

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

MFIP, GA, HSP:
Reinstate eligibility which was terminated for failure to provide a complete Combined Six-Month Report (CSR) (DHS-5576) (PDF) if:

You receive a complete CSR in the calendar month after the month the CSR was due.

 

AND

All mandatory verifications needed to process the CSR have been provided.

 

AND

The unit is otherwise eligible.


Do not prorate benefits.

Send the unit notice of the benefit amount. See 0026 (Notices).

If an application is received in the month prior to the CSR being due and in place of the CSR, do not require completion of a CSR. Treat the application as the CSR.

If an application is received in the month after the CSR was due, treat the application as a new application. See 0005 (Applications).

If the unit is ineligible, give or send the unit a new closing notice with the appropriate reason.

Do not require a new application if the CSR form and all necessary verifications are received after the effective date of closing.


SNAP:
Reinstate eligibility which was terminated for failure to provide a complete Combined Six-Month Report (CSR) (DHS-5576) (PDF) if:

You receive a complete CSR in the calendar month after the month the CSR was due.

 

AND

All mandatory verifications needed to process the CSR have been provided.

 

AND

The unit is otherwise eligible.


Send the unit notice of the benefit amount. See 0026 (Notices).

Prorate benefits from the date that the CSR form and all necessary verifications are received. See 0022.12.03 (Proration).

If an application is received the month prior to the CSR being due and in place of the CSR, do not require the completion of a CSR. Treat the application as a six-month review, with no expedited determination and no interview.

If an application is received in the month after the CSR was due, treat the application as a new application and screen for expedited SNAP. See 0005 (Applications) for more information about accepting and processing applications.

If the unit is ineligible, give or send the unit a new closing notice with the appropriate reason code.

Do not require a new application if the CSR form and all necessary verifications are received after the effective date of closing. See 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application), 0022 (Budgeting and Benefit Determination). Do not change the recertification date. See 0009 (Recertification).


MSA:
For the month the Combined Six-Month Report (DHS-5576)(PDF) replaces a Household Report Form, follow the provisions in 0007.03.06 (Processing a Late HRF).
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PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
09/2025 updates made due to the Legislative Implementation for six-month budgeting.
11/2022 under GRH, clarifies when to reinstate eligibility after a late CSR is received, when to prorate benefits, when to require a new application and when to send a new notice.
09/2020 in SNAP in the 3rd paragraph deletes "or application". It also in the 5th paragraph changes "CAF" to "application" to include both the CAF and ApplyMN.
01/2020 in SNAP in the 1st paragraph deletes "or .application". It also adds a new 5th paragraph about what to do if an application is received in the month after the CSR was due.
06/2019 in SNAP adds information about what to do if an application is received in place of a CSR.
04/2019 in SNAP adds information about what to do if an application is received in place of a CSR.
06/2016 updates section due to Legislative changes moving GRH to Six-Month Reporting.
04/2015 Removed WB.  This program was suspended 12/1/14.
08/2013 update cross-references to 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application). No policy was changed.

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