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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name C – Case Processing Section No./Name C-100-FITAP-SNAP Household Determination Document No./Name C-140-SNAP Who Is Not Included in the Household Effective Date April 15, 2026

1 of 3 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

Do not include the following in the certified SNAP household:

• Non-household members who reside with the certified SNAP household.

Non-household members are:

o Roomers,

o Live-in attendants,

o Students who are ineligible, or

o Others sharing living quarters but purchasing and preparing meals separately.

• Disqualified persons during their period of disqualification. (SSN, IPV, work registration or ABAWD work requirement)

• Boarders. Boarders cannot receive SNAP separately from the household with whom they are living.

• Ineligible aliens who reside with the household. This includes members who are excluded because the alien does not wish INS to be contacted to verify his immigration status.

• Institutional residents who receive more than half their meals from an institution that is not authorized to accept SNAP.

EXCEPTION: This does not include people eligible as members of group living arrangements; residents of alcohol/narcotic centers together with their children; shelters for battered women and children; federally subsidized housing for the elderly; or individuals who are residents of public or private non-profit shelters for homeless persons.

• New household members who are certified in another household. Do not add these people to the new case until they are removed from the old one.

EXCEPTION: Residents in shelters for battered women and children can receive up to 2 allotments in 1 month if:

o the former household's allotment was based on a household size that included the woman and children, and