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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 269 S Training (SNAP E&T) Social service representative (SSR) A caseworker responsible for determinations of eligibility for Medical Assistance, TANF, General Assistance for Children and SNAP Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Visa granted to eligible Iraqi and Afghan translators and interpreters who worked directly with the US Armed Forces or under Chief of Mission authority at US Embassy Baghdad or US Embassy Kabul Sponsor An individual or organization who has signed an affidavit of support or other statement of agreement to support a noncitizen as a condition of the noncitizen’s entry into the US Spouse A legally recognized husband or wife through civil or common law marriage Standard utility allowance A type of SNAP income deduction available to units that incur expenses for heating or cooling. The allowance covers heating, cooling, electricity, water, sewage, garbage and phone expenses. Stepparent An individual who is not the child’s natural or adoptive parent but who is the spouse of the child’s natural or adoptive parent by ceremony or common law marriage Standards of promptness Time standards within which ESA must take a required case action State Data Exchange (SDX) A computerized system that makes information from the SSA regarding the eligibility, living arrangements and sources of income of a recipient of SSI available to ESA State supplements Cash payments made by a state and the District to certain recipients of SSI Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) A program that provides monthly benefits to low-income households usable only to purchase food needed to maintain adequate nutrition Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program A federal program authorized under Title XVI of the Social Security Act and administered by the SSA to provide financial assistance to low-income, aged, blind and disabled individuals Striker An individual who has agreed, in cooperation with others, to stop work. Special eligibility conditions are imposed on strikers in the SNAP program Student An individual who is attending a school, college, university or course of vocational or technical training designed to fit them for gainful employment; includes a participant in the Job Corps Program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the replacement legislation for the Job Training Partnership Act Suitable employment See Section 9.3.5, Suitable Employment Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) A computerized system that makes information from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding a noncitizen’s eligibility for public benefits available to ESA

T Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) TANF replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) as described in the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PL 104-193). The TANF block grant received from the federal government funds a variety of District programs, including the main cash assistance program for families with children, referred to as TANF. Termination A discontinuation of program participation and benefits Timely notice An adverse action notice that is mailed at least 15 days before the effective date of the case action when no exception applies Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Federally provided benefits for people whose employment was adversely affected by the importation of goods Return