The local office will take no other action against the treatment center other than to establish claims for any overissuances discovered during an investigation or hearing procedure. FIA will notify the local office of the FNS decision and of any subsequent action needed.
109.6 Residents of Homeless Shelters
Persons in a homeless shelter are entitled to apply for and, if eligible, receive SNAP benefits.
The homeless shelter cannot require a homeless SNAP recipient to surrender any of their SNAP Independence Card benefits to the shelter even when the shelter provides the recipient’s meals.
The use of SNAP benefits to purchase prepared meals from public or private nonprofit homeless meal providers must be voluntary on the part of recipients.
The amount the homeless meal provider requests from SNAP recipients for meals cannot exceed the average cost of the food contained in a meal served to individuals.
The homeless meal provider must give SNAP recipients the same options in paying for meals as given to persons who do not receive SNAP benefits. For example, if others have the option of eating free or making monetary donations, the homeless meal provider must give recipients the option of eating free, donating money, or donating SNAP benefits.
Even if the shelter is authorized by USDA to receive SNAP benefits, turning over any or all of their SNAP benefits is voluntary on the part of the resident of the shelter.
Homeless meal providers cannot act as authorized representatives for homeless SNAP recipients.