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Title 7: SNAP Page 14 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Categorical Eligibility Revised September 27, 2024 Reactivating the Application Reactivating the Application Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j)(1)(v), 273.10(d)(7) Policy: When SNAP is denied on a jointly filed application, reactivate the application if the household becomes categorically eligible because FIP, SSI, or GA is approved. Procedure: Start benefits from the beginning of the period for which FIP, SSI, or GA is paid or from the original SNAP application date, whichever is later. Determine eligibility and benefits using the original application and any other available information. Do not require the household to complete a new application or to attend another interview. Contact the household to:  Discuss possible eligibility, and  Determine if any changes have occurred. Obtain any necessary verification. Zero-Benefit Cases Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j)(2)(xi) Policy: Deny categorically eligible households with three or more members when income causes SNAP benefit issuance to be zero. Comment: The ABC system will deny households with three or more members if their benefit amount would be zero. Reporting Requirements for Categorically Eligible Households Legal reference: 441 IAC 65.5(4) Policy: Do not require categorically eligible households to report any income changes if the household reported income in excess of its gross income limit and remained eligible. Take appropriate action on all reported changes. Comment: A categorically eligible household that reports income in excess of its gross limit is not required to report further income changes until recertification. This includes households that are over the gross limit at the time of application. Review of Categorical Eligibility Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(j)(2) Policy: When there is a change in household circumstances, review the case to see if the household has either gained or lost categorical eligibility.