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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 1000

Resources will be considered inaccessible to residents if the resources are jointly owned by the resident and members of the former household and the resident’s access to the resources is dependent upon the agreement of the joint owner who still resides in the former household. Shelter residents entitled to expedited service will be processed in accordance with the postponed verification procedures explained in SNAP 9441.1. Shelter residents are subject to the work registration requirements unless otherwise exempt.

1841.1 Residents Who Have Already Participated in the Current Month SNAP Manual 12/01/98 A resident of a shelter for battered women and children currently included in a SNAP household with the person who abused them may be allowed to apply for and (if determined eligible) receive additional SNAP benefits for the current month as a separate household. Shelter residents may receive an additional issuance of benefits as a separate household only once a month. In some instances, the shelter resident that applies for additional benefits was the head of the original household. In these instances, no additional benefits will be issued. Instead, the original EBT card will be voided, and a new EBT card and PIN will be issued as instructed in SNAP 14134. 1841.2 Action on Former Households SNAP Manual 12/01/98 The worker must take prompt action to change the former household’s SNAP benefit amount or to close the case if necessary. (The period of certification may not be shortened.) A notice of adverse action will be issued. The former household will be responsible for any over-issuance that occurs due to failure to timely report that the battered members have left the home. See SNAP 12450 for information on case adjustments based on information made known to the Agency. See SNAP 15400 for an explanation of handling over-issuances that occur due to changes that were reported untimely.