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Title 7: SNAP Page 46 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents… Revised February 13, 2026 Regaining Eligibility Use the following flowchart to determine whether an ABAWD is eligible for the additional three months:

Boarders and Commercial Boarding Houses Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.1(c) The following sections explain policies affecting:  Owners and residents of commercial boarding houses  People who are boarders in a private household  Income a household receives from providing board and room to someone Commercial Boarding Houses Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.1(b)(i) Owners of commercial boarding houses may get SNAP if otherwise eligible. See Self- Employed Households in this chapter to determine eligibility and benefits for the owner of a commercial boarding house. Residents of commercial boarding houses cannot get SNAP. Residents of institutions are not considered residents of commercial boarding houses. See 7-C, Residents of Institutions. Determining if the ABAWD eligible for the additional three months: Has the ABAWD used all of the three month benefit limit? Had a break in receipt of SNAP benefits? Regained Eligibility? Stopped meeting the work requirement? Additional three months are not allowed. Additional three months allowed Yes No No Yes