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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 262 C Up to the first $150 in total child support is collected by CSSD for a family that receives TANF. This is called a “pass-through” payment. Citizenship The status of being a citizen of the US as native born, by naturalization or by parentage Collateral contact A written or verbal confirmation of a household’s circumstances by an individual outside the household. A collateral contact may be obtained by telephone Combat areas/combat zones A combat area/combat zone (CZ) is an area designated under Executive Order or Public Law as a combat zone for purposes of military pay and benefits. Current and recent combat zones are published in pay tables of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The current list of combat zones can be found here: Defense Finance and Accounting Service > MilitaryMembers > payentitlements > Pay Tables > CZ1 (dfas.mil) Combined or integrated application The application used to apply for multiple benefit programs, including Medical Assistance, TANF, General Assistance for Children, Program on Work, Employment and Responsibility (POWER), Interim Disability Assistance (IDA) and SNAP. Individuals applying only for Medicaid can often use a different application. Continued absence from the home The absence of a parent or caretaker from a home for the following:  Desertion or abandonment  Divorce or legal separation  Imprisonment  Voluntary separation involving a detachment of marital and family relationship Continued absence does not include absence of a parent for the following:  Employment elsewhere when they are also meeting the financial needs of the family  Separate living arrangements for the purpose of establishing eligibility for assistance Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) An adjustment to benefit levels to compensate for inflation Countable assets Assets belonging to members of the assistance household (and certain disqualified household or family members) that are included when determining asset eligibility Countable income Earned and unearned income received by members of the assistance household (and certain disqualified household or family members) and counted when determining income eligibility and benefit levels

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