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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY Household Cooperation - Immigrant -I- Household Cooperation 11/01/98 Willingness of the household to work with the Agency in establishing eligibility for the program, at application or during any subsequent case review. At application, the application form must be completed and signed, the house- hold or the authorized representative must be interviewed, certain information must be verified, and the household must comply with any applicable work registration requirements. If a household refuses to cooperate with the county office in completing this process, the application will be denied at the time of the refusal. Before a determination of refusal can be made, a household must be able to cooperate but clearly demonstrate that no member will take the required actions. If there is a question about whether a household has refused or failed to cooperate, the household’s application will not be denied. EXAMPLE: To be denied for refusal to be interviewed, a household must clearly refuse to be interviewed rather than simply fail to appear at the scheduled time. No household will be denied SNAP benefits solely because someone outside the household failed to cooperate with a request for verification. The term “outside the household” will not apply to ineligible students, ineligible aliens, or to individuals disqualified for one of the following reasons: a) intentional program violation; b) failure to provide a social security number; c) noncompliance with the work registration requirements; d) noncompliance with the workforce requirements; or failure to comply with the requirement to work. A household’s case will be closed if the household refuses to cooperate during any subsequent eligibility reviews including any review generated by a reported change, field investigation or recertification. Once denied or terminated for refusal to cooperate, a household cannot be determined eligible until the household does cooperate in the process of determining eligibility. -I- Immigrant 11/01/98 A lawfully admitted alien who entered the U.S. with the expressed intention of establishing permanent residence.