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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 1000

1110 Summary

SNAP Manual 10/01/97 • SNAP benefits are based on the number of eligible household members. • The Case head is a responsible adult or an emancipated minor in whose name an application for SNAP benefits is submitted. The SNAP household, not the county office, designates the Case head. • The household must be residing in Arkansas. There are no restrictions on the duration of residence. • Eligible household members are normally those people who live together and purchase and prepare food together. People who live in the home but are not included in the SNAP household may include disqualified members (see SNAP 1623), ineligible members (see SNAP 1620), boarders (see SNAP 1624) and people who have established a separate household unit. See SNAP 1631 for restrictions on separate households. • Members of some residential facilities such as drug and alcoholic treatment centers, shelters for battered women, group living arrangements and shelters for the homeless may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see SNAP 1800). No other person living in an institution may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Boarders may not participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

1200 Eligibility Factors

SNAP Manual 10/01/97 An eligibility factor is a requirement that must be met before an application for SNAP benefits may be approved. Eligibility factors may be applied to entire households (e.g. residency) or to individual members (e.g. citizenship). In this section of policy, eligibility factors dealing with households and with individual members of households are discussed. The factors are presented in the order in which they are applied.