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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 462.3 Eligibility Requirements (toc) Deny the household’s application or terminate ongoing benefits for any month in which a legal parent with whom the child is living is participating in a strike on the last day of the month. When determining eligibility and grant amount, do not include the needs of other members of the household who participate in a strike on the last day of a month. Note: Calculate overpayments when applicable 462.4 Resources (toc) • exempt from work registration on the day before the strike for any reason other than employment (such as child care). • not participating in the strike but cannot work because of the strike. Example: Airline pilots strike, and baggage handlers cannot work because there is not work. • afraid to cross the picket line because of threatened harm. • locked out of their jobs by employers, including people who were on strike before the lockout A household with strikers is ineligible for SNAP benefits, unless the household is eligible the day before the strike and is otherwise currently eligible. If resources are over the maximum limit either the day before the strike or currently, the household is ineligible. Exempt any property necessary to produce income, such as tradesman’s tools. Prestrike Eligibility — Use the income of all household members (including the striker) as of the day before the strike. If the household is ineligible, deny or terminate the case. If the household would have been eligible before the strike, compute current eligibility. Current Eligibility 1. Compare the striker’s income for the 30 days prior to the day the strike began with their current income (including union benefits and part-time jobs). Count the higher of the two incomes B-462.2 SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS People Not Considered Strikers Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 09 July 26 MTL 11/26