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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Manual CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY Section 115 Page 8

supplement for participants over 62), except in an initial month. E&E will deny a categorically eligible household with three or more members that are not eligible for SNAP benefits because of their income. O. The resources of any household member who receives or is authorized to receive TCA, SSI, TDAP, TANF-funded benefits or services, or PAA are excluded. Examples: 1. Ms. A applies for assistance for herself and her children, aged 10 and 12, because her earnings do not cover her bills. The local department enters the household’s $4,550 monthly income in E&E to determine SNAP eligibility. The household is not categorically eligible because the household’s income is greater than 200 percent of poverty for a household of three. E&E will deny the SNAP case because gross income exceeds the gross income limit. 2. Ms. B applies for assistance for herself and her son, aged 10. The case manager enters the household’s $1,850 monthly earned income and deductions in E&E. She is categorically eligible and was found to be eligible for the $24 minimum benefit because the household size is two.

1.3 Application Processing (continued) 3. Mr. C applies for SNAP benefits for himself, his wife, and her two children because Ms. C had recently lost her job. The household’s total gross income is $2,500 in earned income. The household is categorically eligible because the income is below 200 percent of the federal poverty level for a family size of 4. Mr. and Ms. C have $10,000 in savings. They have high shelter costs and Mr. C pays child support for children outside the SNAP benefit household. E&E will determine that this household is eligible for a SNAP benefit. 4. Mr. and Mrs. D apply for SNAP benefits. In the home is their