Participants must report changes that affect their eligibility. For some programs, they must report changes in addition to their scheduled report. Participants do not have to report changes in assistance benefits. See 0007.03 (Monthly Reporting - Cash).

Participants may report unscheduled changes in person, by telephone, by email, or by mail. They may use the Change Report Form (DHS-2402) (PDF) to report changes for any program.

Applicants must report changes immediately while their application is pending.

Participants must report changes by the earliest of these dates:

●	By the 10th of the month following the month of the change.
●	At recertification.
●	At six-month review.

Changes which participants must report by the 10th of the month following the month of the change include:

●	Any change in household composition, including births, returns to and departures from the home of unit members and financially responsible people, a unit member temporarily absent from the home, or a change in the custody of a minor child. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash), 0008.06.09 (Removing a Person from the Unit), 0008.06.15 (Removing or Recalculating Income).
●	Any change in family status of a unit member, (marriage, legal separation, divorce, death).
●	Any change in address or residence.
●	Lottery or gambling winnings. See 0002.65 (Glossary: Substantial…).
●	Any change in assets that makes the value at or above the $10,000 asset limit.
●	Any change in citizenship or immigration status.
●	Any change in eligibility for Supplemental Security Income, Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance or any other federal income support.
●	Any new rent subsidy or any change in rent subsidy.

The above changes must be reported, verified and acted on. When there is any change in the household composition the entire unit needs to be reassessed to determine ongoing eligibility, including any increases in income. See 0010.18.01 (Mandatory Verifications – Cash Assistance).
To determine if an overpayment occurred when changes were not reported timely, see 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes - Program Provisions), 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash), 0008.06.09 (Removing a Person From the Unit).


MFIP:
Follow general provisions. In addition, changes MFIP applicants MUST report immediately while their application is pending, and changes MFIP participants must report by the 10th of the month following the month of the change, include:

●	Any pregnancy not resulting in birth when there are no other minor children.
●	Any change in school attendance of a parent under 20 years of age.
●	An individual in the household who is 18 or 19 years of age attending high school who graduates or drops out of school.

SNAP:
No provisions. See 0007.15.03 (Unscheduled Reporting of Changes - SNAP).


MSA:
SSI recipients must report a change in address or residence within 10 days of the change. All other changes must be reported directly to the Social Security Administration. Do not report changes for clients to the SSA.

For non-SSI recipients, follow general provisions.

Recipients of MSA Housing Assistance, including SSI recipients, must report the following changes within 10 days:

●	A change in shelter expenses.
●	A new rent subsidy or a change in rent subsidy.

MSA participants who report a change before submitting a Household Report Form (DHS-2120) (PDF), must also report the change on the HRF.


GA:
Follow general provisions. In addition, changes GA applicants must report immediately while their application is pending, and changes GA participants must report by the 10th of the month following the month of the change include:

●	A change in unearned income of $50 per month or greater.
●	A change in the reason that made the household eligible for GA.
●	A change that raises total earned income to $100 or more, if not previously subject to six-month budgeting.

HSP:
Follow general provisions. In addition, HSP applicants must report immediately while their application is pending, and changes HSP participants must report by the 10th of the month following the month of the change include:

●	A change that raises total earned income to $100 or more, if not previously subject to six-month budgeting.

All clients must report changes which affect eligibility by the earliest of these dates:

●	By the 10th of the month following the month of the change.
●	At recertification.
●	At six-month review.

Clients receiving SSI do not have to report a change in income or assets to the county agency; they must report the change to the Social Security Administration.

Clients who are Six-Month Reporters are not required to report increases in earned income during their reporting period, but must report increases in unearned income by the earliest of one of the dates listed above. Do not adjust the HSP budget during the reporting period for earned income increases that become known to the agency. Do adjust the HSP budget for increases in unearned income that become known to the agency during the reporting period.