135.62 Eligibility for Special Allowances for Supportive Services

The following individuals may be considered for SPALs:

An individual eligible for cash benefits.

NOTE: This includes an individual who is not receiving a payment because of the $10 minimum payment provisions.

An eligible member of a SNAP household.

An eligible member of an applicant SNAP household which has been determined to be eligible for ongoing SNAP benefits.

When an individual is receiving both SNAP and TANF benefits, a SPAL MUST be issued under the TANF program; the individual is not eligible to receive a SPAL under the SNAP program. An individual with a RESET sanction under TANF cannot be opened in a SNAP E&T component or receive SPALs.

NOTE: An individual who has received an NCE payment for Expedited SNAP benefits, and has not been determined eligible for ongoing SNAP benefits, is not eligible to receive special allowances for supportive services.

SPALs are authorized to support the approved E&T activities of individuals who:

Are mandatory participants in the Road to Economic Self-sufficiency through Employment and Training (RESET) or participants through SNAP Employment and Training Program (FSETP).

Are exempt but volunteer to participate in RESET or SNAP only recipients may volunteer for SNAP activities. See Section 135.5 and SNAP Handbook Section 535.23 .

Mandatory participants and exempt volunteers must meet the following conditions to be considered for special allowances for supportive services:

Have an approved Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (AMR) or Employment Development Plan (EDP), or program Individual Employment Plan (IEP)/Service Plan that supports the need for the SPAL.

Agree to participate or be actively participating in an approved activity as written on the AMR, EDP, or program IEP.

SPALs can be issued for participants to support participation for both in-person or remote participation.

NOTE: The activity cannot be secondary education or an equivalent level of vocational or technical training, unless the individual is pregnant or a custodial parent.