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1923 Impact of Categorical Eligibility SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 1000 1900 Classifying Households Aliens who are otherwise ineligible for SNAP benefits are not made eligible for SNAP benefits because they receive SSI. The citizenship requirements supersede the categorical eligibility requirements of SNAP 1920. A categorically eligible household is considered as having met the social security number information, sponsored alien information and residency requirements for SNAP purposes. 1923 Impact of Categorical Eligibility SNAP Manual 08/01/04 If all members receive or have been authorized to receive SSI benefits and the household is otherwise entitled to be categorically eligible per SNAP 1920, the household is assumed to have met the SNAP residency requirements, SSN requirements, resource limits and net income limits. All household members must meet the citizenship requirements of SNAP 1621. If a household is classified as a categorically eligible household because at least one household member receives one of the TEA benefits listed in SNAP 1920.2, the household is assumed to have met the SNAP residency requirements, resource limits and net income limits. However, those household members that receive neither SSI nor TEA benefits must comply with the SNAP SSN requirements specified in SNAP 2200. All household members must meet the citizenship requirements of SNAP 1621. 1924 When to Classify Categorically Eligible Households SNAP Manual 02/01/20 If all household members receive SSI, if all members receive TEA cash assistance, or if all members receive a combination of TEA cash assistance and SSI benefits, the case will be classified as a categorically eligible household immediately. Otherwise, the county office worker must determine if a household is categorical eligibility if: • An application for SNAP benefits is about to be denied because the household has resources or income over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program limits; or • A SNAP case is about to be closed because the household has resources or income over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program limit. Any SNAP application denied, or any SNAP case closed due to excess resources or income must contain documentation that the household is not categorically eligible. To assist in the process of applying these rules to households with excess resources of income and documenting the result, a Categorical Eligibility Test will be used. (The Categorical Eligibility Test may be accessed through DHS SHARE.) A Categorical Eligibility Test must appear in all SNAP denials and closures if the basis of the denial is excess income or resources. Households with a pending TEA application that have been denied benefits due to excess income or resources will be issued a manual denial notice.