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Title 7: SNAP Page 36 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter A: Administration Electronic Benefit Transfer Revised June 20, 2025 Changes in Household Composition When a Household Splits Up It is up to the household to decide how to share the SNAP that was issued for the month in which the household split. If timely notice prevents removing members from a household until the following month, it is up to the household to decide how to share the assistance issued before members are removed. If the primary cardholder is one of the members who will be removed from the case, a new head of household will be established on ABC. Issue an Iowa EBT card to the household’s new primary cardholder. Issuance of a card to the new primary cardholder will automatically deactivate the original primary cardholder’s card. If the primary cardholder will retain the SNAP case, deactivate all Iowa EBT cards belonging to the members who will be canceled from the case. Primary Cardholder Becomes Ineligible for SNAP A cardholder’s EBT card is still active even if the cardholder becomes ineligible for SNAP benefits and is removed from the case. Eligibility for benefits is not a consideration for determining who can be a cardholder. Do not deactivate a cardholder’s card simply because the cardholder becomes an ineligible member. Participant Use Of Benefits The following sections explain:  What SNAP can be used for  Where SNAP can be used  Penalties for misusing SNAP benefits  Handling complaints of trafficking What SNAP Can Be Used For Legal reference: 7 CFR 271.2 SNAP can be used to buy all types of foods that are sold to be eaten at home. This includes snack foods, candy, ice, nonalcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and their bottle deposits. Tax cannot be charged on anything bought with SNAP. SNAP can be used to buy meals served by meal providers if the meal provider is authorized to do so by FNS. Plants and seeds used to grow food can be purchased with SNAP.