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2635.05.05 RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FOR ALIENS

For the resource eligibility determination for aliens, it must be established if the alien has been sponsored. 2635.05.10 RESOURCE DEEMED FROM ALIEN’S SPONSOR/SPOUSE

The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.

In the resource evaluation for aliens, the eligibility worker must determine whether the alien has been sponsored. A sponsor is defined as any individual, or any public or private agency or organization that executed an affidavit of support or similar agreement on behalf of an alien (who is not the sponsor's spouse or child) as a condition of the alien's entry into the United States. A sponsor cannot be considered a sponsor of their own spouse or child. (f38)

Only the resources of an individual sponsor or sponsor's spouse (living with the sponsor) are counted in the eligibility determination. Additional requirements are discussed in the following sections.

For SNAP, the deeming of sponsor's income and resources do not apply to: • Aliens who are members of their sponsor's SNAP assistance group; • Aliens who are sponsored by an organization or group as opposed to an individual; • Aliens who are not required to have a sponsor under the INA (such as a refugee, a parolee, asylee or a Cuban or a Haitian entrant); • Indigent aliens that the State has determined are unable to obtain food and shelter taking into account the alien's income plus any case, food, housing, or other assistance provided by other individuals; or • Battered alien's spouse, alien parents of battered children or children of a battered alien for 12 months after the State determines that the battering is substantially connected to the need for benefits. • During the period the alien is subject to deeming, the eligible sponsored alien is responsible for obtaining the cooperation of the sponsor and for providing the State with the information and documentation necessary to calculate deemed income and resources. Until the alien provides information or verification necessary to carry out deeming, the sponsored alien is ineligible.

For SNAP, the resources and income of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse are not included in determining the resources and income of an ineligible sponsored alien. 2635.05.15 INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR LIABILITY (C)

The policy stated in this section only applies to the Two- Parent TANF and Regular TANF categories of CASH assistance.