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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8900 Special Procedures at Initial Application 8000 Initial Application Process

If the pending application for SSI or TEA benefits is approved and the household becomes categorically eligible, the original Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application will be reinstated. SNAP benefits will be provided from the date of the original application or the date on which the TEA or SSI application was approved for payment of benefits, whichever is later. The SSI or TEA benefit will be added to the household’s budget for the month in which the benefits were approved. When the SNAP portion of a joint SNAP and TEA application is denied, but the TEA application is later approved, the eligibility worker will be responsible for reinstating the SNAP application and determining the amount of benefits the categorically eligible household will receive. See SNAP 8641. If the household has not yet received SSI or TEA benefits, the benefits will be added to the budget in the month of anticipated receipt. If there were changes in the household’s circumstances after the SNAP application was denied, these changes will be considered when the SNAP benefit amount is calculated.

8970 Joint SNAP and TEA Applications SNAP Manual 05/01/2022 No household will be required to apply for Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) or Medicaid benefits to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. TEA or Medicaid applicants that do not wish to receive SNAP benefits will not be required to apply for SNAP benefits. The verification guidelines specified in the glossary, definition of “Verification” will apply to SNAP applications, as outlined in SNAP 9441. Information verified for the TEA application that is relevant to SNAP eligibility will be used in processing the SNAP application, and the household will not be asked to re-verify this information under SNAP rules. If a household has met all SNAP requirements, but information is still needed to process the TEA application, the SNAP application will be approved immediately. See SNAP 8500. If a household is entitled to receive SNAP benefits under the expedited processing guidelines, the SNAP application will be processed under these guidelines. See SNAP 9100. No household will have its application for SNAP benefits denied solely because an application for TEA or Medicaid is denied. There must be a separate determination that the household failed to satisfy a SNAP eligibility rule. No household will be required to file a new application for SNAP benefits solely because a TEA or Medicaid application is denied.