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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY
Any reasonable documentary evidence will be accepted as long as it provides adequate confirmation of the household’s circumstances. The household may provide the required documentary evidence or the agency may obtain the evidence through other sources. EXAMPLE: If residency is verified through utility bills or rent receipts provided by the household as proof of shelter costs, no additional documentary evidence to confirm residency is necessary. -E-
Elderly Person 05/15/2026 A person sixty (60) years of age or older. Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Account 05/15/2026 A set of records containing demographic, card, benefit, transaction and balance data for an individual household within the EBT system. Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card 05/15/2026 A method to access EBT benefits issued to a household member or authorized representative through the EBT system by a benefit issuer. Eligible Foods 05/15/2026 1. Any food or food product intended for human consumption except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or hot foods and hot food products prepared for immediate consumption. 2. Seeds and plants to grow foods for the personal consumption of eligible households. 3. Meals prepared and delivered by an authorized meal delivery service to households eligible to use SNAP benefits to purchase meals. 4. Meals served by an authorized communal dining facility to households eligible to use SNAPs benefits for communal dining. 5. Meals prepared and served by a drug and/or alcohol treatment center to eligible households. 6. Meals prepared and served by a group living arrangement facility to residents who are blind or disabled recipients of benefits under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act. 7. Meals prepared by and served by a shelter for battered women and children to eligible residents.