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1620 Evaluating Eligibility of Members SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL –SECTION 1000 1600 Determining Household Composition 1600 Process 4 – Determining Household Composition SNAP Manual 02/01/20 A SNAP household is normally composed of an individual living alone or a group of individuals who live together and who customarily purchase food and prepare meals together. To “customarily purchase and prepare together” means that the household purchases food and prepares meals for home consumption as one unit more than 50% of the time. This includes individuals who intend to purchase and prepare meals for home consumption as a unit but lack the financial means to do so until SNAP benefits are received. 1620 Evaluating Eligibility of Members SNAP Manual 02/01/20 The county office worker will evaluate each household member listed on the application to determine if that member is eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The categories of individuals who are not eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are listed below. 1. Ineligible Aliens-Undocumented Aliens - See SNAP 1621 for details regarding qualified aliens. Ineligible-Undocumented aliens are those who are unable or unwilling to verify immigration status. 2. Certain Students Enrolled in an Institution of Post-Secondary Education - See SNAP 1622.2 for an explanation of which students are ineligible to participate in the program. 3. Disqualified Individuals - This includes people disqualified for any of the following reasons: a. An intentional program violation (IPV) as defined in SNAP 15410 b. Failure to comply with the social security number (SSN) requirement as explained in SNAP 2100 c. Failure or refusal to comply with the work registration requirements explained in SNAP 3400 d. Noncompliance with the Workfare requirement explained in SNAP 3700 e. Being currently classified as a fleeing felon as explained in SNAP 1622.10 4. Boarders - See SNAP 1624 for an explanation of boarder policy. 5. Residents of Institutions - See SNAP 1800 for a definition of an institution and the exceptions to this rule. 6. OCSE (Office of Child Support Enforcement) Non-cooperation Disqualification -This includes both custodial parent and non-custodial parent who do not cooperate with OCSE.