PM 19-07-00: Mid-Point Reporting Status (SNAP, TANF)

WAG 19-07-00

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 allows states the option to establish a Simplified Reporting System for SNAP. Effective December 2015, Mid-Point Reporting (MPR) replaced EZ REDE as Illinois' Simplified Reporting System for SNAP.

revised manual textA Mid-Point Reporting household is a regular roll:

  • TANF case with or without Food Assistance (SNAP or State Food) and there is earned income to budget on the case; or
  • A case in any program category with Food Assistance benefits except for the following are in Change Reporting:
    • Food Assistance households whose adult members are all qualifying members and there is no earned income to budget on the case; or
    • SNAP households whose county of residence is in a nonwaived area of the state. This is only when the SNAP Work Requirement Time-Limited Benefits policy is in effect. 
      • Note: Effective 07/01/2022, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) waiver approval allows the entire state to continue to be exempt from the SNAP Work Requirement Time-Limited Benefits policy through 10/31/2025 based on Illinois' high unemployment rate. The SNAP Work Requirement Time-Limited Benefits policy is NOT in effect for any county in the State; or
    • TANF case with Food Assistance and there is no earned income to budget on the case. 
  • See PM 19-07-01 for a complete description of a Mid-Point Reporting household.

Note: A revised manual textFood Assistance household is defined as a household in which all members purchase and prepare food together.

  • A Mid-Point Reporting case is redetermined every 12 months with an interim SNAP and TANF Mid-Point Report form completed in the 6th month of the approval period.
  • The income amount for the next 12 months is based on the income received in the last 30 days, unless the revised manual texthousehold reports a change. If a change is reported use best estimate based on the client's statement; see PM 13-02-03.

Note: For redeterminations on TANF Earned Income cases without revised manual textFood Assistance benefits, see PM 19-02-01-c.

During the approval period, a Mid-Point Reporting household is only responsible to:

  • report when their gross monthly income exceeds the Gross Monthly Income Standard for the household size; and
  • complete the interim Mid-Point Report form when it is received. Must answer all questions and report any changes in circumstances related to the questions asked on the form (PM 19-07-07);
  • report when an Able-bodied Adult without Dependents (ABAWDs) who is subject to the SNAP Work Requirement time limit has work hours that fall below 20 hours per week; and
  • report when a substantial lottery or gambling winning is won as a cash prize of revised manual textmore than $4,500 won in a single game:
    • at REDE; and
    • Mid-Point Report; and
    • by the 10th calendar day of the month after the month that the income or winnings are received during the certification period.

Note: A Mid-Point-Reporting household cannot wait until the Mid-Point Report or REDE to report the receipt of substantial lottery or gambling winnings. See PM 07-04-21.

Gross Monthly Income Exceeds Standard

revised manual textWhen income exceeds the Food Assistance household's Gross Monthly Income Standard in a calendar month, the Food Assistance household must report this to the Family Community Resource Center (FCRC) by the 10th calendar day of the next month.

Address Change

Mid-Point Reporting households are not required to report an address change. If the household reports an address change or if an address change is received as a result of being reported to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IDHFS) medical programs, the worker must act on the reported change revised manual text if it is clear and verifications are not needed.

revised manual textIf the customer is reporting in person or over the phone, a worker should ask if shelter costs (housing and/or utility costs) changed due to the address change and update the case accordingly, see PM 19-07-06. If the shelter costs (housing and/or utility costs) are not updated at the same time as the physical address, an IES batch will trigger a SNAP Courtesy Notice, see MR#24.24: Request For Shelter Costs Due To Address Change - New Notice. A worker should not request verification of information on changes that a Mid-Point Reporting household is not required to report.

TANF Only

A TANF case with earnings (no SNAP) in Mid-Point Reporting is only responsible to report changes when completing the interim Mid-Point Report form and at REDE. All questions must be answered and any changes in circumstances related to the questions asked on the Mid-Point Report and REDE, whichever is applicable, must be reported.