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Chapter: 2000 Coverage Groups Program: FS 1 2010.0000 Food Stamps If financial and technical requirements have been met, the assistance group may be eligible for the coverage groups described in this section. 2010.0100 CATEGORY CODES (FS) The following section details the category codes for FLORIDA. 2010.0101 Food Stamp Category Code (FS) FS is the only code that will appear for a food stamp assistance group. 2010.0200 FOOD STAMPS (FS) If all program requirements have been met, the assistance group is entitled to food stamps. The assistance group may be categorically (PA) eligible or non-categorically (NA) eligible. Refer to passage 2010.0201 for a discussion of PA eligibility or to passage 2010.0202 for a discussion of NA eligibility. 2010.0201 Categorically Eligible Assistance Groups (FS) A categorically eligible assistance group is one in which all members are receiving or are authorized to receive Temporary Cash Assistance or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits or a combination of Temporary Cash Assistance and SSI. A broad-based categorically eligible standard filing unit (SFU) is one that receives information about Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Maintenance of Effort funded services or benefits on an ACCESS Florida notice and does not contain a disqualified member. An individual is considered a recipient of Temporary Cash Assistance or SSI if the benefits have been authorized but not received, if the benefits are suspended or recouped, or if the benefits are not paid because they are less than a minimum amount.

Families that are receiving or are authorized to receive services through Healthy Families Florida are considered categorically eligible.

The assistance group cannot be considered categorically eligible for months in which an individual opts not to receive Temporary Cash Assistance, months that a SFU contains an ineligible or disqualified member or receives medical assistance only.

Individuals who are categorically eligible for food stamps are considered to have met gross and net income limits, asset limits, SSN requirements, and residency without further verification, unless questionable.

Broad-based categorically eligible SFUs must meet the 200% gross income limits. If the SFU contains a member who is age 60 or over or meets the definition of food stamp disabled, the SFU must meet the gross income limit of 200% of the federal poverty level for the AG size. If the SFU does not meet the 200% of the federal poverty income limit, the SFU must meet the net income limit of 100% of the federal poverty level for the AG size and the asset limit of $4,500. 2010.0202 Noncategorically Eligible Assistance Groups (FS) If the standard filing unit does not contain all individuals who receive or are authorized to receive Temporary Cash Assistance, SSI, or services through Healthy Families Florida, the assistance group is not considered categorically eligible. Standard filing units that contain any disqualified members due to IPV, felony drug trafficking including agreeing, conspiring, combining, or confederating with another person to commit the act committed on or after 8/22/1996, fleeing felon, or employment and training requirements are not broad-based categorically eligible. These