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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 454 RESIDENTS IN SHELTERS FOR BATTERED PERSONS (toc) 454.1 Eligibility Requirements (toc) Residents in approved shelters for battered persons may receive SNAP benefits. They must meet the same income and resource standards as other households, except duplicate participation. The special procedures for residents in shelters for battered persons apply to people living in private or public nonprofit residential facilities that usually serve meals. If the shelter does not serve meals, it is not classified as an institution. Residents of this type of shelter may receive SNAP benefits as individual household units or as part of a group of individuals like any other household. Residents in shelters for battered persons may apply for SNAP and use SNAP benefits on their own behalf. They may also appoint a shelter representative or another person to act as authorized representative. 454.2 Approved Centers (toc) Shelters for battered persons must be public or private nonprofit residential facilities that serve persons. If a facility serves other people, part of the facility must be set aside on a long-term basis to serve only battered women and children. If nonprofit status is questionable, verify the shelter's status as a nonprofit organization by seeing a current certificate from the Internal Revenue Service, or if USDA/FNS has certified the shelter as a retailer, then eligibility of the shelter is confirmed. 454.3 Buying Meals (toc) Resident households may use their EBT QUEST card (if the center has a point of sale (POS) device) to purchase meals prepared at a shelter authorized by FNS to redeem SNAP benefits 454.4 Processing Applications (toc) The same processing standards and time frames for initial and ongoing eligibility decisions, handling reported changes and other actions, including verification and documentation requirements apply to residents in shelters for battered women. 454.5 Expedited Service (toc) Shelter residents are eligible for expedited service if otherwise eligible. The expedited time frame (7 days) begins the date the application is date stamped in the Division of Social Services (DSS) district office. 454.6 Participation Twice in Same Issuance Month (toc) Shelter residents who are members of a currently certified household may participate as a separate household for one month, even if the former household has already received stamps if: SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS RESIDENTS IN SHELTERS FOR BATTERED PERSONS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 09 July 26 MTL 11/26 B-454