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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Manual CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY Section 115 Page 6

not verified for the program conferring categorical eligibility. I. Do not include any person as a member of a categorically eligible SNAP household if that person is: a. An ineligible immigrant as defined in Section 120 (Immigrants) of this manual; b. Ineligible under the student provision as described in Section 102 (Students) of this manual; c. Institutionalized in a non-exempt facility as defined in Section 100.63 of this manual; d. Ineligible because of failure to comply with a work requirement in accordance with Section 130.12 of this manual; or

1.3 Application Processing (continued) e. Ineligible because of a drug-related felony offense. J. Eligibility factors that are accepted for SNAP eligibility without the verification required in Section 408.4 because of categorical eligibility is: a. Resources b. Gross and net income limits c. Sponsored immigrant information d. Residency e. Social security number information Reminders: 1. Do not verify the assets/resources of a categorically eligible household. 2. Do not deny or terminate a categorically eligible household when the household fails to verify resources. K. When a household files a joint public assistance/SNAP application and is denied SNAP benefits but is later determined eligible for TCA, TDAP,