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Title 7: SNAP Table of Contents Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Revised June 20, 2025 Page 1 Page Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Overview .................................................................................................................................... 1 Household Composition .......................................................................................................... 1 Mandatory Household Members ........................................................................................ 1 Spouses ..................................................................................................................... 1 Parents and Children .................................................................................................. 1 Children Under Parental Control ................................................................................. 2 People Who Purchase and Prepare Food Together ................................................... 3 Nonmandatory Members .................................................................................................... 3 Ineligible Members ............................................................................................................. 4 Elderly Members Who Are Disabled ................................................................................... 5 Children Under Joint Custody ............................................................................................. 6 Family-Life Homes .............................................................................................................. 6 Foster and Pre-Adoptive Children ...................................................................................... 7 Independent Living ..................................................................................................... 7 Subsidized Guardianship ............................................................................................ 7 Categorical Eligibility ............................................................................................................... 7 FIP and SSI Households .................................................................................................... 8 General Assistance (GA) Households ................................................................................ 9 Combination FIP or SSI and GA Households ................................................................... 10 Households Eligible for the Promoting Healthy Marriage Program ................................... 10 Eligibility Factors Met by Categorical Eligibility ................................................................. 12 Categorical Eligibility Based on Receipt of FIP, SSI, or GA ...................................... 12 Categorical Eligibility Based Only on the PHMP ....................................................... 13 Categorical Eligibility Following Ineligibility Due to Lottery or Gambling Winnings ........... 13 Processing Delay for Categorical Eligibility Determination ............................................... 13 Reactivating the Application ............................................................................................. 14 Zero-Benefit Cases ........................................................................................................... 14 Reporting Requirements for Categorically Eligible Households ....................................... 14 Review of Categorical Eligibility ........................................................................................ 14 Claims .............................................................................................................................. 15 Citizenship and Alien Status ................................................................................................. 15 Cooperation ............................................................................................................................ 15 Cooperation with Quality Control ...................................................................................... 16 Duplicate Assistance.............................................................................................................. 17 Investigations ......................................................................................................................... 18 SNAP Trafficking .............................................................................................................. 19 Residency ................................................................................................................................ 20