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461-180-0080    Effective 07/01/06
Effective Dates; Initial Month FS Benefits

In the Food Stamp program:

1. Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, for a filing group making an initial application or applying after the end of its certification period, the effective date for starting benefits is the filing date (see OAR 461-115-0050 and 461-115-0210), as long as all eligibility requirements are met on the filing date. If all eligibility requirements are not met on the filing date, the effective date is the date all eligibility requirements are met.

2. For migrant and seasonal farmworkers that received FS benefits in another state the month before applying for FS in Oregon, the effective date for starting benefits is the first of the month.

3. If a filing group is applying for benefits during the last two months of a certification period, the effective date is the first of the month following the end of the certification period, unless the filing group fails to complete the application process within the time frames listed in OAR 461-115-0210.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.816
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.816

461-180-0080
Effective Dates; Initial Month FS Benefits

1. For FS filing groups making an initial application or applying after the end of their redetermination period, the effective date for starting benefits is one of the following:
   1. If verification is provided within one of the following time frames, the effective date is the filing date, as long as all eligibility requirements are met on the filing date. If all eligibility requirements are not met on the filing date, the effective date is the date all eligibility requirements are met.
      1. 30 days after the filing date.

      2. 30 days after the intake interview, if the 30-day application time frame is extended because of branch office delay.

      3. 60 days after the filing date, if the filing group is given extra time to provide required information per rule 461-115-0210.

   2. If verification is not provided within the time frames listed in section (1)(a) of this rule, the effective date for starting benefits is the date the required verification is provided, if all the following are true:
      1. The verification is received between 30 and 60 calendar days after the filing date.

      2. No extra time was given to provide the verification.

      3. All eligibility requirements are met on the date the verification is provided.

2. The effective date for starting benefits is the first of the month for migrant and seasonal farmworkers that received FS benefits in another state the month before applying for FS in Oregon.