To facilitate their participation in SNAP, households in which all members are applying for cash assistance shall be allowed to apply simultaneously for SNAP benefits. However, the household's SNAP eligibility and benefit level shall be based solely on SNAP eligibility criteria. The household shall be certified in accordance with the SNAP notice and processing standards even when these standards are different than those of the cash assistance program. See 106 CMR 365.100 through 365.180 for special procedures for taking and processing SNAP applications for these households.