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The purpose of this procedure is to instruct BFI Investigations staff on the processing of Project 477 allegations. Project 477 allegations are identified by the Management Analysis, Policy, and Data (MAPD) department based on the household composition of a case. A Project 477 case is, or recently was, active for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and contains one adult household member and one or more minor children.
In a Project 477 case, information gathered from Lexis/Nexis, ACRIS, HRA OneViewer, DMV, and other sources indicate that a mandatory household member (the spouse or parent of the child[ren], hereinafter known as the Undisclosed Household Member) owns the WMS address, is employed, and resides at the WMS address, and/or has vehicles registered at the WMS address.
Identified cases are emailed by MAPD to the BFI Director, who assigns them to an Investigations Supervisor for substantiation. The Investigations Supervisor enters the case into IRIS and assigns it to an Investigator. To substantiate these allegations, the Investigator needs to prove, by documentation, that the Undisclosed Household Member is residing in the participant’s home. If the allegation is substantiated, the Investigator revises the income and resources for the entire household including the Undisclosed Household Member.
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