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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 102  Ukrainians granted humanitarian parole  Blind or disabled individuals  Children  Elderly  Military connection  Native Americans  Hmong/Laotian individuals  Individuals part of the Compacts of Free Association Legal Authority Citizenship and alien status (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.4

8.6.2.2 Forty Qualifying Work Quarters Requirement Normally, a qualified noncitizen must have a specific entry status—such as refugee or asylee—or meet other conditions to be eligible earlier than five years from the date they resided in the US as a qualified noncitizen. Sponsored immigrants must also have a portion of their sponsor’s income and assets deemed to them if certain conditions are not met. If a qualified noncitizen can be credited with 40 qualifying quarters (10 years) of work in the US:  They can receive SNAP even before they have met the five-year period as a qualified noncitizen  Sponsored immigrants are exempt from having their sponsor’s income and assets deemed to them when determining eligibility for benefits. 8.6.2.2.1 Qualifying Quarters or Quarters of Coverage “Qualifying quarter” or “quarter of coverage” is a term from the SSA that is used to determine whether an individual has worked enough to qualify for Social Security, also referred to as “Social Security credit.” An individual can earn up to four qualifying quarters per year based on their earnings. SSA sets the minimum earnings for a qualifying quarter of work in each year. See Table 25.4, Minimum Earnings for SSA Qualifying Quarters for Work by Year. Legal Authority Alien eligibility (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.2(f)(1)(ii)(B) Household members meeting citizenship or alien status requirements (federal): SNAP: 7 CFR § 273.4(a)(6)(ii)(A)

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