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card, or an approval notice. If the household has no proof, the eligibility worker will contact the state where benefits were received in the prior month. Both the date and location of the household’s last participation must be documented. This provision does not entitle households to participate twice in the same month. Migrant or seasonal farm worker households may only participate in SNAP in one (1) state during any given month. 8620 Minimum SNAP Benefits SNAP Manual 01/01/2021 A minimum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount is the smallest monthly SNAP benefit amount that may be issued to an eligible household. The minimum benefit amount for each household size is listed on Exhibit A - SNAP Basis of Issuance Charts. To determine the minimum benefit amount for one (1) and two (2) person households. See SNAP 8630. To determine the minimum benefit amount for households with three (3) or more members. See SNAP 8640.

8630 Minimum SNAP Benefits for One and Two Members SNAP Manual 01/01/2021 The minimum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount is established annually for eligible one (1) and two (2) person households. This provision applies to households that include a person aged sixty (60) or older or individuals living with a disability, categorically eligible households, and regular households. See the glossary for definitions of both individuals with disabilities or persons aged sixty (60) or older, and categorically eligible households. A categorically eligible household with one (1) or two (2) persons will receive a minimum benefit regardless of the household’s net income.

8640 Minimum SNAP Benefits – Three or More Members SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 Categorically eligible households with three (3) or more members will be entitled to a minimum benefit of at least two dollars ($2.00); if the Thrifty Food plan reduced by thirty percent (30%) of