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South Carolina Department of Social Services

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

POLICY MANUAL Chapter 1 General Information .......................................................................................... 16 Chapter 2 Household Concept ............................................................................................. 23 Chapter 3 Filing an Application .......................................................................................... 29 Chapter 4 Categorically Eligible Households ................................................................. 44 Chapter 5 Verification ........................................................................................................... 53 Chapter 6 Processing Standards ........................................................................................ 70 Chapter 7 Non-financial Eligibility Factors..................................................................... 77 Chapter 8 Work Provisions and Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) ........................................................................................................................................................ 95 Chapter 9 SNAP Employment and Training (E &T) Program ................................... 117 Chapter 10 Resource Eligibility Standards ................................................................... 127 Chapter 11 Income ................................................................................................................ 128 Chapter 12 Income Deductions ......................................................................................... 159 Chapter 13 Determining Household Eligibility and Benefit Levels ....................... 172 Chapter 14 Determining Action on Households with Special Circumstances .... 188 Chapter 15 Change Reporting Requirements ............................................................... 206 Chapter 16 Notice of Adverse Action ............................................................................... 215 Chapter 17 Recertification of SNAP Households ........................................................... 218 Chapter 18 Fair Hearings ................................................................................................... 224 Chapter 19 Federal Demonstration Projects ................................................................ 236 Chapter 20 Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation (IPV) ................. 245 Chapter 21 Restoration of Lost Benefits ........................................................................ 251 Chapter 22 Issuance ............................................................................................................. 255 Chapter 23 Claims Against Households ......................................................................... 264