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Title 7: SNAP Page 5 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter A: Administration Overview Revised June 20, 2025 Definitions “Homeless meal provider” means a public or private nonprofit establishment (e.g., soup kitchen, temporary shelter) that the local office approves, upon presentation of sufficient evidence, as serving meals to homeless persons. “Homeless person” means a person who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence, or who will imminently lose their nighttime residence, or a person whose primary nighttime residence is one of the following:  A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodations (such as a welfare hotel or congregate shelter).  A halfway house or similar institution that provides temporary residence for persons intended to be institutionalized.  A temporary accommodation in the home of another person. (The situation is no longer considered “temporary” after a person has lived in another person’s home for 90 days.)  A place not designed for, or ordinarily used, as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (a hallway, a bus station, a lobby, or similar places). “Initial application” means an application made by or on behalf of a household that:  Is not certified on the date of the application or  Has made an untimely application for recertification more than 30 days after the household’s certification has expired. “Initial month” means the first month the household is certified for SNAP following any break in participation. Exception: For migrant or seasonal farm worker households, “initial month” means the first month the household is certified following a break of at least one month in participation. The initial month is the only month benefits are prorated. “Intentional failure to comply”:  In the FIP or veteran pension program means when fraud is established by a court.  In the SSI program means when the Social Security Administration verifies that the client committed fraud. “Intentional program violation” (IPV) is any act that violates the Food and Nutrition Act, program regulations, or state statute relating to SNAP.