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174 code of “4D CO” must be entered on CHIP UNIN screen for the child support income for SNAP eligibility. For combination SNAP/TANF cases, the codes on CHIP UNIN screen for the child support income for TANF eligibility should remain as is and the code of “4D CO” must be entered for SNAP eligibility. IMPORTANT: Court-ordered child support paid directly to the custodial parent or voluntary child support paid directly to the custodial parent is not included in PACSS. Therefore, this income will require additional verification.

1 3 . 2 D E T E R M I N I N G H O U S E H O L D E L I G I B I L I T Y (1) Month of application

A SNAP household's eligibility will be determined for the month of application by considering the household's circumstances for the entire calendar month of application.

NOTE: Applicant households consisting of residents of a public institution who apply jointly for SSI and SNAP prior to release from the public institution will have their eligibility determined for the month in which the applicant household was released from the institution.

A household's benefit level for the initial months of certification will be based on the day of the month it applies for benefits. The household will receive prorated benefits from the date of application to the end of the month. If the computation results in an allotment of less than $10, then no issuance will be made for the initial month.

Prorated Benefit can be determined by using the following formula:

[# of days in month + 1 − application date] x full benefit --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # of days in month

EXCEPTION: The applicant household consists of residents of a public institution. For households which apply for SSI prior to their release from a public institution, the benefit level for the initial month of certification will be based on the date of the month the household is released from the institution. The household will receive benefits from the date of the household's release from the institution to the end of the month.

As used in this section, the term “initial month” means the first month for which the household is certified for participation in SNAP following any period during which the household was not certified for participation.