Variance
Sample Month
Public Assistance (PA)
As of the Review Date (AORD)
Error Review Committee
Initial Month
Budget Month
Change
Error
Universe(s)
Certification Action
The first month for which the HH was certified for participation following any period when the HH was not certified.
An event that results in a difference between the HH's circumstances AORD, and its circumstances at the time of certification/recertification.
Any of the following programs authorized by the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended: Old-age assistance; TANF; Aid to the blind; Aid to the permanently and totally disabled; Aid to the aged, blind, or disabled [Does not include SSI]
All units from which information is desired and a sampling frame can be constructed. There are two Universes for SNAP QC: · Active Universe · Negative Universe
The month of the sample frame from which a case is selected. For active cases, sample month is synonymous with issuance month.
The incorrect application of policy and/or a deviation between the information used and the information that should have been used to authorize the sample month's issuance.
The fiscal or calendar month from which a household's income and other circumstances are used to calculate the SNAP allotment for the corresponding issuance month.
This group reviews cases for the purpose of future corrective action planning. It is most effective when members are from QC, policy, and technical staff.
As of the day within the sample month, either the first day of the fiscal or calendar month, or the day a certification action was taken to authorize the issuance being reviewed.
A determination made by the QC Reviewer in which the active or negative action taken differs from the findings of the QC review.
Action taken on a case prior to or on the review date that authorized the sample month's issuance.
