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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 04 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name C – Case Processing Section No./Name C-100-FITAP-SNAP Household Determination Document No./Name C-120-SNAP Who Is Included in the Household Effective Date October 1, 2017

1 of 2 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

C-121-SNAP WHO MUST BE INCLUDED

Certify the following people as a SNAP household:

1. A person who lives alone.

2. A group of people living together who usually purchase food and prepare meals together.

3. A person or group of people who live with others but usually purchase and prepare food separately from the others. Note: It does not matter who actually purchases and prepares the food, as long as the food is purchased and prepared separately.

4. A person or group of people who live with others but intend to purchase and prepare food separately after certification.

5. A person or group of people who are disabled residents of an authorized group living arrangement and who receive benefits under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

6. A narcotic addict or alcoholic, and their children, residing and participating in a drug or alcohol treatment program.

7. A resident in a public or private non-profit facility that serves battered women and children. Consider people temporarily residing in shelters for battered women and children as individual household units if they apply for and receive SNAP.

8. A resident of federally subsidized housing for the elderly.

9. A person age 60 or over (and * his or her ** spouse) who resides with others but is unable to purchase and prepare food separately from the others because of permanent disability or disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act. (Refer to C-1523-SNAP.) The gross income of * the ** other household members (excluding * the ** elderly person and * his or her ** spouse) cannot exceed 165% of the * poverty ** limit for the number of * the ** other people.

The elderly person must:

● verify the other's income, and

● prove his disability if questionable.