110.91 Special Program Budget Groups

When a budget group contains members whose eligibility is based on special program requirements, the budget group must be split into two or more grant groups. The budget group receives two or more benefits issued in four or more semimonthly payments. The grant group containing the special program members receives the maximum FSA for that special grant group.

These special program budgets are identified by program status codes .

Benefits given to persons covered by these special programs are either reimbursed 100 percent by the federal government or need to be identified for separate reporting and require special handling. A budget group containing a refugee will get the maximum FSA for that special grant group, as federal reimbursement for assistance granted is 100 percent (See Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 730 ).

45 CFR 400.66

These special programs cover the following persons:

Refugees—D category, program status code 02.

Repatriated national—D category, program status code 05.

NOTE: When a person can be identified by more than one program status code, the worker must assign the appropriate code. This determination must be based on the code for the primary characteristic.

The following special budget groups require special system handling:

For eligibility determination, when a budget group contains one or more members whose eligibility is based on special program requirements, they are separated into two budget groups or into multiple grant groups within a budget group.

For benefit issuance, the two budget groups each receive an FSA based on the total number of persons in each budget group, the multiple grant groups within a budget group receive a full FSA based on the total number of persons in the budget group.

Coding for a special budget group or special grant groups is identified by the relevant program status codes or qualification codes.

Revised July 10, 2024, replacing November 2, 2018