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For SNAP, the conviction of the felony in IPPM 3210.25.20 is a change that is not required to be reported. Consequently, any convictions subsequent to application will not require a claim to be initiated. If the worker would become aware that the client had this particular conviction on their record (i.e., policy record, newspaper, client report) but failed to report it at application point, the worker would initiate a claim. Likewise, if a client attests to being in compliance with post- conviction supervision and it is later discovered to be false, a claim should be initiated.

EXAMPLES:

A client applies on 1/2 and states in writing that they have no felony convictions for the possession, use or distribution of controlled substances. The client then has a felony conviction on 4/3 for illegal drug usage. The client comes in 6/5 for a redetermination, reports this conviction and will be made ineligible for the 7/1 effective date of the redetermination. No claim needs to be done as the client correctly reported the conviction information at application point.

Same example as before, but the client did not report the 4/3 conviction at the 6/5 redetermination interview. The local office then becomes aware of this conviction on 1/12 of the next year. The local office will initiate a claim starting with the 7/1 of the previous year effective date since the client did not report the conviction at application point. Also, the local office will make the client ineligible for the next recurring month.

Should the client report a change between recertifications confirming that a member of the household had recently been convicted of a drug related felony; the worker must take timely action to disqualify that member. 3215.00.00 CASH ASSISTANCE GROUPS (C)

Cash assistance is available to groups of eligible family members who live together. This group of individuals is referred to as participating members of the assistance group (AG). For individuals who receive cash assistance under the TANF Program, eligibility is determined based upon the presence of eligible dependent children.

Depending upon family composition and circumstances, an AG's TANF eligibility will be determined under one of two categories: • Regular TANF - Eligibility is based upon the absence of one or both of the parents of the dependent child. • Two-Parent TANF - Eligibility is based upon the presence in the home of both of the child’s parents. Changes in family composition or circumstances can generate a change from one type of TANF AG to another.

Another type of cash assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), differs from TANF in that eligibility is based upon refugee status, not the presence in the home of a dependent child. (Otherwise, eligible refugee families which include a dependent child are awarded TANF, not Refugee Cash Assistance.)