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27 | P a g e October 25 SSI, and/or TANF Households: SSI, and/or TANF benefit amount(s) of a household will be used to determine the amount of the LIHEAP benefit. Income documentation of SSI, and/or TANF benefit showing eligibility for the month prior to the month LIHEAP application is submitted, must be in the client file CHIMES/Perceptive bank statement, SSI letter, etc. Note: Resources do not need to be verified on SSI and/or TANF categorically eligible cases, but all other LIHEAP rules apply. For SSI/TANF categorically eligible households, the Gross Monthly Income as indicated on the CHIMES Eligibility Determination Results page is used. CHIMES will calculate income for categorically eligible households. Note: When the household is SSI categorically eligible, all UNEARNED income must be entered for all household members regardless of age. It does not have to be entered for SNAP or TANF categorically eligible cases. The standard monthly amounts for SSI and TANF are used to calculate income when the applicant is SSI/TANF categorically eligible. LIHEAP policy allows individuals who meet certain criteria to be determined categorically eligible for benefits. The criteria are: Criteria 1. Households in which ALL members are eligible for, or have received SNAP benefits during the month of LIHEAP application: • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Criteria 2. Households which consist of members receiving SSI and TANF the month prior to month of LIHEAP application; AND other individuals whose income and resources were considered in determining eligibility for SSI and TANF are categorically eligible. • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); or • Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or • A combination of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and TANF cash assistance Note: Social Security always uses the income of a spouse in determining eligibility for SSI for the other spouse and always uses the income of a parent in determining eligibility for SSI for a minor child. Note: When a household member’s income is considered in determining the SSI or TANF benefit, the household is categorically eligible for LIHEAP. It is irrelevant whether the household member has income.