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2414.10.05 CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY (S)
Any AG in which all AG members are certified as eligible for SSI, TANF or a combination of both are categorically eligible for SNAP. Individuals are considered certified for TANF if the individual is considered part of the AG. Members not receiving a benefit because of the 24-month limit, or members with a voluntary quit penalty are considered part of the AG. Members who have a TANF sanction for IMPACT or IV-D non-compliance are not considered part of the AG or part of the TANF AG.
Categorically eligible AGs are eligible for SNAP without verification of resources, income, SSN, residency, or sponsored alien status because the verifications obtained when TANF and SSI were approved are below the SNAP guidelines.
Categorical eligibility still exists for SSI individuals in 1619 status regardless of receipt or non- receipt of SSI payments. However, individuals who are suspended from receiving SSI benefits because of noncompliance with Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism (DAA) treatment requirements cannot be considered categorically eligible for SNAP. Eligibility for suspended cases would be determined without including an SSI amount until the suspension period ended and benefits are resumed.
The following persons will not be included in AGs that are otherwise categorically eligible: • Ineligible aliens. • Ineligible students. • Institutionalized members. • Disqualified AG members.
2414.10.15 1619 STATUS (C)
An individual who has 1619(a) status continues to receive an SSI benefit. This individual is ineligible to receive Cash Assistance due to the receipt of SSI.
An individual who has 1619(b) status no longer receives an SSI benefit and is not automatically excluded from membership in the Cash Assistance AG determination. 2420.00.00 RESIDENCE IN THE HOME OF A SPECIFIED RELATIVE (C)
The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.
An otherwise eligible child must be living with a person having a specified degree of relationship, in a place of residence maintained by one or more of such relatives as their own home. (f7) Once this relationship is established, the specified relative will be denoted as the parent or other caretaker relative.