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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Manual CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY Section 115 Page 1

1.1 Definition Categorical eligibility means that a household is considered eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits based on its eligibility for a public assistance grant or service. Households in which all members receive or are authorized to receive Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), a service or benefit funded by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP), or Public Assistance to Adults (PAA) are categorically eligible. This includes a household with a mix of TCA, SSI, TDAP, or PAA members or a household authorized to receive a TANF-funded service. NOTE: Categorically eligible households are not subject to the gross and net income test and do not have to meet resource limits. This means we do not verify vehicle or bank account ownership for the SNAP. 1.2 Categorically Eligible Individuals and Households Categorically eligible individuals and households include the following: A. Individuals who receive TCA, SSI, TDAP, or PAA; B. Individuals who have been authorized but have not accessed TCA, SSI, TDAP, or PAA; C. Individuals authorized to receive TCA, SSI, TDAP, or PAA but who have not yet received the SNAP benefit; D. Household members receiving TCA, SSI, or PAA whose benefits are suspended or recouped; or E. TCA households that are not paid because the grant is less than $10. F. Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility a. To confer broad-based categorical eligibility to SNAP households, all households with income below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines are authorized to use a non-cash Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funded program. b. TANF funds were used to print the brochure, Family Planning: A