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Title 7: SNAP Page 10 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Categorical Eligibility Revised September 27, 2024 Combination FIP or SSI and GA Households Combination FIP or SSI and GA Households Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j)(4)(vii) A household is categorically eligible when all of its members meet the categorical eligibility policies for and receive benefits from one of the following programs:  FIP or SSI unless a member is ineligible for SNAP because of an IPV.  General assistance from a GA program that meets criteria for categorical eligibility. For combination households, see FIP and SSI Households and General Assistance (GA) Households to determine whether to consider benefits to be received from each program. Households Eligible for the Promoting Healthy Marriage Program Legal reference: 441 IAC 47.1(234), 47.2(234), and 65.39(234) Policy: The Promoting Awareness of the Benefits of a Healthy Marriage Program (PHMP) uses funds from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant to provide information about the benefits of a healthy and stable marriage. Households are categorically eligible for SNAP for any month in which they are eligible for the PHMP. There is no resource limit for the PHMP. SNAP households are eligible for the PHMP if they meet all of the following criteria:  Total gross countable SNAP income is at or below 160% of the federal poverty guidelines.  No household member is currently disqualified due to an intentional program violation (IPV).  All SNAP eligibility criteria other than resource limits and gross and net income limits are met.  SNAP benefit amount is greater than zero. NOTE: Eligible one-member and two- member households are eligible for the “minimum benefit.”