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SNAP/TANF Program Policy Manual CHAPTER: 2400 SECTION: 2400 NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

2400.00.00 NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

This chapter contains the various non-financial eligibility requirements which must be considered depending upon the types of assistance for which an individual is applying.

The major sections in this chapter are: • Citizenship/Immigration Status (Section 2402) • Requirement to Provide a Social Security Number (Section 2404) • Residency (Section 2406) • Identity (Section 2408) • Age (Section 2410) • SSI Status • Residence in the Home of a Specified Relative (Section 2420) • Institutional Status (Section 2422) • Child Support Participation (Section 2436) • Work Registration (Section 2438) • Cooperation with Quality Control (Section 2440) • Intentional Program Violation (Section 2442) • Strike Participation (Section 2446) • Reserved (Section 2448) • Personal Responsibility Agreement (Section 2450) • TANF Benefit Time Limits (Section 2452) • Self-Sufficiency Plan (Section 2454), and • Footnotes for Chapter 2400 (Section 2499) 2402.00.00 CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION STATUS

To be eligible for assistance, an individual must be: • A citizen of the United States • A U.S. non-citizen national (a person born in an outlying possession of the United States, American Samoa, or Swain's Island) • An immigrant who is in a qualified immigration status as defined in Section 2402.20.00, and who meets the specific requirements of each program. • An individual who meets other specific requirements for a specific program as defined in the following sections. 2402.05.00 DECLARATION OF CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION STATUS