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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 186 shared in the purchase of a ticket, hand or similar bet, only the portion of the winnings allocated to the member of the SNAP household would be counted in the eligibility determination. In accordance with Chapter 15, Reporting Requirements, SNAP households are required to report the receipt of substantial winnings to ESA no later than 10 days from the end of the calendar month in which the prize was won. If the prize was won with less than 10 days remaining in the month, the household must report that winning within 10 days from the date of the winning. ESA will take action to disqualify any household identified as including a member with substantial winnings, allowing for the issuance of a timely notice. 14.10.1 Regaining Eligibility  Households with substantial lottery or gambling winnings will remain ineligible until they meet the allowable resource limit (Table 25.3.g, Asset Limits) and income eligibility requirements (Section 13.5, Calculation of Net Income and Benefit Levels). The disqualified household is not categorically eligible at reapplication. This requirement only applies to the first time a household is certified following the loss of eligibility for substantial lottery and gambling winnings.  If the composition of the household changes, that household would no longer exist, and any remaining members would be considered as a new household if they choose to apply. An individual who chooses to reapply, alone or as a member of an existing household, would be considered a distinct household from the household that had substantial lottery or gambling winnings. The new household would not have to meet the regaining eligibility requirement.

Legal Authority Substantial lottery or gambling winnings (federal): 7 USC § 2015(s), 7 CFR § 273.11(r), 7 CFR § 272.17, 7 CFR § 273.12(a)(5)(iii)(G)(3) 14.11 Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) ESAP applies to households where all members are 60 or older and/or have disabilities and have no earned income. Children can be present in the household. See Section 20.1, ESAP, for further information regarding ESAP eligibility, requirements and processing of these types of household cases.

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