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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTIONS 1000 1600 Determining Household Composition 1621.7.7 Verification from the Sponsor

1621.7.7 Verification from the Sponsor SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 During the period that the alien is subject to deeming, the eligible sponsored alien is responsible for: • Ensuring the cooperation of the sponsor. • Providing the DHS county office with the information necessary to deem the sponsor’s income and resources at the time of application and renewal. • Providing the names of the other aliens sponsored by the alien’s sponsor. (Other identifying information may also be requested if needed. If the information needed to identify other sponsored aliens is not provided, all the sponsor’s income and resources will be deemed to the alien as instructed in SNAP 1621.7.2.) If the sponsored alien refuses to cooperate in providing information or verification, other adult members of the alien’s household are responsible for providing such information or verification. If the other adult members of the household also refuse to cooperate, the application will be denied. When the sponsored alien is cooperating but cannot obtain the needed information from the sponsor, the eligibility worker must assist by attempting to obtain the needed verification from the sponsor. This may include contacting the sponsor directly to request such information. If the eligibility worker cannot determine the sponsor’s income or resources due to lack of information or verification, the sponsored alien is ineligible, and the deemed income and resources of the sponsor will not be counted in the budget. However, a pro rata share (this would be the amount that is counted as available income for the rest of the eligible household members) of the alien’s income and resources will be counted in the household’s SNAP budget. See SNAP 1621.6. If later in the certification period the household presents the necessary verification, the household’s SNAP budget will be recalculated adding the sponsor’s deemed income and substituting the full amount of the alien’s income for the prorated amount. A Notice of Action will be issued if the case is closed or the SNAP benefits are reduced. These actions will be taken within ten (10) days of the day the required verification was provided by the alien. If the ineligible alien is the only household member, the application will be denied. If the same sponsor is responsible for all the household members, the application will be denied. 1621.7.8 Notices SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Approval and denial notices to households containing sponsored aliens will contain, in addition to all mandatory information, the amount of the sponsor’s income and resources that has been deemed to the alien.