UPM 0100 - Purpose and Scope
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL
_______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 5-10-10 Transmittal: UP-10-03 0100 _______________________________________________________________________________
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL
PURPOSE AND SCOPE _______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 05-10-10 Transmittal: UP-10-03 0100 _______________________________________________________________________________
Need is the eligibility requirement common to all programs administered by the Department of Social Services.
Purpose
The general purpose of the financial assistance programs is to provide to the individual or family, whose income and assets are insufficient, a standard of living which the Department considers compatible with health and decency.
The general purpose of the medical assistance program is to assure adequate medical care and services for as many persons as who are eligible. This includes persons whose income and assets are sufficient to meet basic maintenance needs but inadequate to meet medical needs, as well as persons receiving financial assistance money payments for basic needs.
The general purpose of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is to raise the nutritional level among low income households whose limited food purchasing power contributes to hunger and malnutrition among member of such households. Effective October 1, 2008 the name of the Food Stamp Program was changed to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This name change is in accordance with the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246).
Scope
The areas covered in this policy manual are the guidelines for determining eligibility for specific programs and basic calculations of benefits. It also contains policy and procedures regarding benefit issuance and benefit error, recovery of assistance, special programs and special benefits. This manual does not contain policy or procedural material pertinent to other aspects of the Department.