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90 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Table of contents Newborn JOBS exemption.................................................................................................................................... 490 Service eligibility................................................................................................................................................... 491 State and federal funding for TANF...................................................................................................................... 491 Job separation and voluntary reduction of hours .............................................................................................. 492 Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence (TA-DVS) overview... 496 Disaster (Emergency) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) ....................................................................................... 498 Background .......................................................................................................................................................... 498 Eligibility criteria................................................................................................................................................... 499 Application ........................................................................................................................................................... 501 Interviews ............................................................................................................................................................. 501 Verification ........................................................................................................................................................... 502 Issuance of benefits.............................................................................................................................................. 502 Treatment of households already certified and receiving SNAP ........................................................................ 502 Recertifications .................................................................................................................................................... 503 Hearings................................................................................................................................................................. 503 Household liability................................................................................................................................................. 503 Employed Persons with Disabilities (EPD)................................... 505 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 505 Non-financial eligibility......................................................................................................................................... 505 Financial eligibility................................................................................................................................................ 507 Participant fee........................................................................................................................................................510 Additional participation fee payments..................................................................................................................511 EPD and long-term care (LTC) services.................................................................................................................512 Reporting changes.................................................................................................................................................513 Long-term care (LTC) services......................................................515 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................515 Application.............................................................................................................................................................516 Effective date of benefits.......................................................................................................................................518