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Title 7: SNAP Page 13 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter A: Administration Responsibilities of the Department Revised June 20, 2025 Adjustments Due to Changes in Program… Adjustments Due to Changes in Program Standards Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.12(e) The state or federal government may initiate changes that affect all SNAP cases, such as adjustments to:  Income eligibility standards.  Shelter and dependent care deductions.  The maximum SNAP allotment.  The standard deduction.  The utility standard. These adjustments are implemented prospectively for all households. Bilingual Requirements Legal reference: 7 CFR 272.4(b) The Department must provide bilingual program information materials in the appropriate language for:  Each project area with less than 2,000 low-income households, if approximately 100 or more of those households are of a single-language minority.  Each project area with 2,000 or more low-income households, if approximately five percent or more of those households are of a single-language minority.  An office that provides bilingual service as required below. “Single-language minority” refers to households that speak the same non-English language and that do not contain adults fluent in English as a second language. The Department must provide both certification materials in the appropriate language and bilingual staff or interpreters:  In each individual certification office that provides service to an area containing approximately 100 single-language minority low-income households, and  In each project area with less than 100 low-income households if a majority of those households are of a single-language minority. Certification materials include the SNAP application form, the reporting changes form, and notices to households.