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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY

An aged/disabled household must contain one of the following: 1. An individual who is sixty (60) years of age or older or who turns sixty (60) in the month of application. 2. An individual who receives SSI under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or who receives disability or blindness payments under Titles I, II, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act. 3. An individual who receives federally or state-administered supplemental benefits under section 1616 (a) of the Social Security Act if eligibility to receive these benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. 4. An individual who receives a federal or state-administered supplemental benefit under section 212 (a) of Public Law 93-66, that is commonly called a state supplement. 5. An individual who receives disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under Section 221 (i) of the Social Security Act. 6. A veteran with a service-connected or non-service-connected disability rated by the Veteran’s Administration (VA) as total or paid by the VA as total under Title 38 of the United States Code. 7. A veteran who is considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under Title 38. 8. A surviving spouse of a veteran if the spouse is considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound. 9. A surviving child of a veteran if the child is considered by the VA to be permanently incapable of self-support under Title 38. 10. A surviving spouse or child of a veteran if the spouse or child is entitled to a VA payment under Title 38 due to the death of the veteran so long as the spouse or child has a disability considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act. “Entitled” as used in this definition refers to those surviving spouses and children of veterans who are actually receiving such payments or who are entitled to such payments but are not yet receiving them. 11. An individual who receives annuity payment under section 2 (a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board. 12. An individual who receives annuity payment under section 2 (a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based upon the criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. 13. Recipients of interim assistance benefits pending the receipt of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).