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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 36 To be included in the SNAP household, a TANF or SSI recipient must meet the citizenship or noncitizenship status requirements of SNAP. 4.3 Expanded Categorically Eligible Households SNAP regulations allow agencies to expand categorical eligibility to households that are eligible to receive TANF-funded services. ESA provides a TANF-funded brochure telling SNAP applicants and recipients about the availability of domestic violence services. Entitlement to receipt of this brochure makes households with income at or below 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines categorically eligible for SNAP even if they do not receive TANF or SSI cash benefits. The ESA requirements for households to qualify as expanded categorically eligible are:  Give the domestic violence brochure to all households applying or recertifying for SNAP benefits.  Record in the dictation that the household received the domestic violence brochure. ESA provides the domestic violence brochure to all households applying or recertifying for SNAP benefits in person, through the mail, online or by any other electronic means. However, only households whose gross income is at or below 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines receive expanded categorical eligibility based on receipt of the TANF-funded brochure. 4.4 Exceptions to Categorical Eligibility 4.4.1 Households Prohibited From Being Categorically Eligible The entire household cannot be categorically eligible for SNAP benefits if one of the following conditions applies:  Any member of the household is disqualified for an IPV (see Chapter 21, Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation), being a fleeing felon or probation or parole violator or having a conviction of certain crimes and not being in compliance with the sentence (see Section 8.5, Fleeing Felons, Probation and Parole Violators and Certain Convicted Criminals).  The head of the household is disqualified for failure to comply with SNAP work requirements.  The entire household is institutionalized or disqualified from receiving SNAP for any reason. Households disqualified for substantial lottery or gambling winnings remain ineligible for SNAP until they meet applicable asset limits, net income limits and gross income limits, regardless of whether they are categorically eligible. 4.4.2 Individuals Prohibited From Being Considered Categorically Eligible Persons ineligible for SNAP do not become eligible for benefits by being in a categorically eligible household. This policy includes people ineligible due to the following:  Their immigration status Return