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3. Is eligible to receive any benefit amount

Able-bodied adults subject to the time limit, must report any changes in work hours that bring an individual below 20 hours per week, averaged monthly. Simplified Reporting Households must also report whenever a member of the household wins substantial lottery or gambling winnings of $4,500 or greater. See section titled “Substantial Lottery and Gambling Winnings” later in this policy. For reportable changes of income and substantial lottery or gambling winnings of $4,500 or greater, households subject to simplified reporting are required to report changes by the 10th of the following month. For example, if the reportable change occurred on June 17th, the household must report by July 10th. The household is also required to report by the 10th of the following month when an ABAWD's work hours decrease below 20 hours per week, averaged monthly. Adjustment to ABAWD exemption based on hours worked is only made on the case if the decreased hours are expected to continue. Simplified reporting also requires households to complete a Simplified Report. Eligibility is determined for most Simplified Reporting households for a 12-month certification period at application and recertification. The Simplified Report is due six months from the initial month that the application or recertification is approved. An interview is not required as part of a Simplified Report. All required interfaces must be checked when processing a Simplified Report. SUBSTANTIAL LOTTERY AND GAMBLING WINNINGS ALL households, whether Change Reporters or Simplified Reporters, must report whenever a member of the household wins substantial lottery or gambling winnings of $4,500 or greater. Lottery or gambling winnings are defined for this requirement as a cash prize won in a single game, before taxes or other amounts are withheld. If multiple individuals shared in the purchase of a ticket, hand, or similar bet, then only the portion of the winnings allocated to the member of the SNAP household will be counted toward the eligibility determination. Households with substantial lottery or gambling winnings defined in this section immediately lose eligibility for SNAP benefits. Households disqualified for substantial winnings remain ineligible until they again meet the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements. This provision applies to all households, including categorically eligible, Social Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) households, and those certified under Expanded Categorical Eligibility (ECE). The next time such a household reapplies and is certified for SNAP after losing eligibility under this rule, the household would not be considered categorically eligible or ECE. The household would need to be certified under regular SNAP rules. To make the correct SNAP determination under regular rules, households must PASS the GMI 130% FPL test first. After that they have to pass the resource test. Once they pass both of those then we would look at the NMI 100% FPL test. For those regular rule households that have an elderly or disabled individual there is no GMI test, but they must pass the resource test of $4,500.00 and the NMI income test. Households disqualified for substantial lottery or gambling winnings are not permanently disqualified. 1. If the HH is disqualified and SNAP closed, they can reapply and be eligible if ANYTHING about their HH composition (a new member or a member leaving) is changed. A change in HH composition makes the HH a NEW HH, so they can be considered under CE and ECE eligibility rules. If the HH reports a change in HH composition before the actual closure of their SNAP benefits, re-open and authorize without a hard close. If the member who won the lottery or gambling winnings joins a new HH, the new HH is not disqualified, because it is a new HH (the composition changed).