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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Application Processing 100 APPLICATION PROCESSING (toc) 101 DEFINITIONS (toc) 101.1 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (toc) The TANF Cash program has the following four purposes: 1. Provide assistance to needy families so children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; 2. End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; 3. Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of­ wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and 4. Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is federally funded and helps qualifying low- income families or individuals buy nutritious food from local retailers. The amount of SNAP benefits issued to each household size is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Thrifty Food Plan, which is an estimate of how much it costs to buy food to prepare nutritious, low-cost meals. This estimate is changed every year to keep pace with food prices. See E&P MS C-210 charts for maximum allotments and income levels. Nevada SNAP benefits are deposited into an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) account for the household to access with an EBT debit card. SNAP benefits can only be used to purchase USDA approved food items. Once approved, the household’s ongoing benefits will be available between the 1st – 10th of the month depending on the last digit of the Head of Household’s (HOH’s) year of birth. Last digit of HOH’s Ongoing SNAP benefits birth year available on this day of the month 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th 5 5th 6 6th 7 7th 8 8th 9 9th 10 10th A-100 APPLICATION PROCESSING Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 June 26 MTL 08/26 APPLICATION PROCESSING