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637.1 MEANS-TESTED INCOME PENALTIES RESULTING FROM NONCOOPERATION WITH TANF OR OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS The means-tested penalty can only be applied to the SNAP case if there is: 1. A TANF grant already included and budgeted on the case and a member is disqualified for an Intentional Program Violation (IPV) for the TANF program or an overpayment is being collected for an IPV which occurred on/or after September 22, 1996. Note: ● If TANF benefits are terminated, this income, including the means-tested penalty income, is removed from the SNAP case. ● TANF-related means-tested income penalties are not applied from state to state. ● Only Nevada TANF IPV overpayments are evaluated for a means-tested income penalty. 2. Other means-tested income from outside agencies and a reduction in this income occurs due to non-cooperation. The means-tested income penalty is applied to persons disqualified from a household receiving county assistance or Indian General Assistance (IGA) for non-cooperation. However, the individual and assistance must already be included and budgeted on the SNAP case. Non-cooperation resulting in a reduction of other means-tested income must have occurred on or after September 22, 1996. If the other means-tested income terminates, this income and the penalty amount is removed from the SNAP case. Important Note: SSI is not considered a means-tested program and is no longer included in this section. To identify and document the amount of the means-tested penalty to budget on the SNAP case: • determine the total benefit received and already budgeted on the SNAP case; • identify the disqualification amount (e.g., overpayment amount and/or disqualified person’s amount of TANF benefits due to an IPV); • subtract the disqualification amount from the total benefit to arrive at the benefit amount not penalized. Note: AMPS does not have a special code or tracking method for the means-tested income penalty portion. Case managers must CLOG why, when and how much of the penalty was applied. Terminated SNAP Case with Means-Tested Penalty: If SNAP benefits (which includes a means-tested penalty) are terminated and the household reapplies for SNAP benefits within sixty (60) days after the termination date and the household is still receiving a reduced amount of income from TANF, county assistance or IGA, the means-tested penalty will resume on the SNAP case. If reapplication occurs after sixty (60) days, the means-tested penalty will not be reimposed. Pending TANF Application with Approved SNAP: If the SNAP case is approved before the TANF application and a TANF IPV disqualification is imposed at the time TANF is approved, no means-tested income penalty Division of Social Services B-637.1 Eligibility and Payments Manual CHANGES 14 Aug 25 MTL 11/25 MEANS-TESTED INCOME PENALTIES RESULTIONG FROM NONCOOPERATION WITH TANF OR OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS