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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8600 Budgeting 8000 Initial Application Process
the household’s net income is at least one dollar ($1.00). Minimum benefits for households with three (3) or more members vary according to household size, and whether the household’s net income exceeds the limit on the issuance charts. Minimum benefit amounts may be found in Exhibit A - Basis of Issuance Chart.
8641 Benefits for Categorically Eligible Households SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 Categorically eligible households with one (1) or two (2) members will receive a minimum benefit amount, regardless of the benefit calculation. A categorically eligible household with three (3) or more members receive benefits only if the household’s benefit calculation is one dollar ($1.00) or more. If the household’s benefit amount is less than one dollar ($1.00), the case is treated as an otherwise eligible case. The case must be keyed into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) system in the same manner as cases for households that receive benefits. The benefit amount will be zero (0).
8650 Retroactive Benefits SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 Retroactive benefits are Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to a household at application approval for months in the application period prior to the month of approval. EXAMPLE: An application is submitted in June and approved in August. June and July SNAP will be authorized as retroactive benefits. Retroactive benefits will be issued only if the county was at fault for the delay in processing the application and the household is eligible for those months. Retroactive benefits are subject to proration. When a household is entitled to retroactive benefits, the number of retroactive benefits will be calculated, proration will be applied as necessary, and the retroactive benefits will be authorized. If a household is not eligible for the current month but is eligible for a prior month or months in the application period, the household will be issued any retroactive benefits. EXAMPLE: An application is approved on April 10 for a household that applied on March 15. Retroactive benefits for March are prorated to the date of application, March 15. To ensure the household receives the benefits for the retro month, the benefits must be entered in the Retro field in the ANSWER.