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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 600 SIMPLIFIED NTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
SecƟon 600 Change #01-2025 October 01, 2025 FNS 600 SIMPLIFIED NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
Change # 01-2025 October 01, 2025
600.01 SIMPLIFIED NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) North Carolina’s Simplified NutriƟonal Assistance Program (SNAP) is a demonstraƟon project designed to deliver food assistance to elderly individuals receiving SSI. SNAP is a simplified version of Regular Food and NutriƟon Services. 600.02 SNAP ELIGIBILITY A. Individuals must meet the following criteria to be eligible for SNAP: 1. Receive SSI, (individuals may have other income as well) and 2. Age 65 or older, and 3. Not living in an insƟtuƟon (being in an Alcohol/Drug Treatment Center (ADTC) is considered being insƟtuƟonalized for SNAP purposes), and 4. Residing in North Carolina, and 5. Purchasing and preparing food separately from other people living in the home, and 6. Not receiving Food and NutriƟon Services, Food Stamps, or SNAP in another state. 7. Meet regular FNS Household Concept Requirements to be included in the FNS program. Individuals listed in manual secƟon FNS 210.07 Individuals Who Cannot Be Included in the FNS Unit are not eligible to parƟcipate in SNAP. 8. All SNAP Cases are one-person households. NOTE: Married individuals living in the same home cannot be considered a separate household. B. Income and deducƟons are not considered when determining SNAP allotment amounts. Only shelter costs are used to determine the allotment amount. Three allotment amounts and shelter expenses for SNAP are as follows: