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ELDERLY MEMBER--A person who is 60 years old or older. This includes a person who is 59 years old when they apply but who will become 60 on or before the last day of the month of application. ELIGIBILITY FACTOR--A specific condition that an applicant must meet to qualify for benefits. A recipient must continue to meet this condition to remain eligible for benefits. ELIGIBILITY WORKER--A person employed by the State of Montana who plays a role in the eligibility process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ELIGIBLE FOODS--Items which can be purchased with SNAP benefits, including the following: 1. Any food or food product intended for human consumption except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and hot food products prepared for immediate consumption. 2. Seeds and plants to grow foods for the personal consumption of eligible households. 3. SNAP-eligible meals prepared and delivered by an authorized delivery service to households. 4. Meals prepared and served by an authorized drug addiction or alcoholism treatment and/or rehabilitation center to households eligible to use SNAP benefits to purchase those meals. 5. Meals prepared and served by a group living arrangement facility to residents who are blind or disabled recipients of benefits. 6. Meals prepared by and served by a shelter for battered individuals and children to its eligible residents; and, 7. In the case of homeless SNAP households, meals prepared for and served by an authorized public or private non-profit establishment (e.g., soup kitchen, temporary shelter), that has been approved to feed homeless persons. EMANCIPATION--The process of being released from parental care and custody and being given full legal rights and responsibilities. ENCUMBRANCE--A claim or legal debt(s) against a resource which is supported by a written document and which must be paid when the resource is sold. ENUMERATION--The act of assigning a Social Security Number (SSN). EQUITY VALUE--The fair market value less any encumbrances against the property as of the date of evaluation. ERRONEOUS ISSUANCE--When a household obtains SNAP benefits to which they are not entitled through any of the following: misrepresenting facts, furnishing false information, a misunderstanding, fraudulent means, or by agency error. Agency error may also cause an under issuance. EXPEDITED SERVICES--Certain verification requirements may be postponed for eligible households to allow for prompt issuance of SNAP benefits.