Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Social Services
 
Board
State Board of Social Services
 
chapter
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [22 VAC 40 ‑ 601]
Action SNAP Certification Periods
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 11/10/2010
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10/27/10  2:16 pm
Commenter: Marcie Mantiply, Lynchburg DSS

Interim Reporting
 

 I feel that Interim Reports are a waste of the worker's time.  We spend more time sending the Interims back ond forth between worker & client and on the phone with the client ,explaining how to complete the report.  Local agencies are struggling for money/supplies, but yet, we are required to waste the supplies and money for postage that we don't have to process the Interims. 

I would rather go back to six months Recerts. At least then, we can see them face to face and get all the information completed at once without delaying the process and without having to send request after request to get a "completed" Interim.  Six month Recerts can potentially save localities a lot of money just by cutting down on the forms, envelopes, & postage that is required to send the Interims back & forth between worker & client.  I'm sure it could reduce the friction that client's obtain when we have to send them back multiple times to get a fully completed report.

CommentID: 14511