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201 This provision does pertain to individuals included in the SNAP household including ineligible household members. (2) Budgeting

The SNAP benefits will be calculated using the benefit amount the household would have received if the TANF benefit had not been decreased due to the noncompliance with TANF requirements. The amount by which the TANF benefit would be reduced will be budgeted in the SNAP case at the time the TANF benefit is reduced. An increase in the SNAP benefits will be prohibited for the duration of the TANF penalty.

NOTE: The worker will determine the amount by which the TANF benefit has been reduced due to removal of the individual. The TANF benefit amount prior to the sanction minus the TANF benefit amount after the sanction is the amount that will be entered in CHIP (TANF penalty amount). The code for the income will be "RB" (reduced by). The "RB" code and the TANF penalty amount will be entered on CHIP UNIN screen in order to make an eligibility determination for SNAP.

For cases where the household is no longer receiving TANF, the Agency must remove the amount by which the TANF benefit would be reduced from the SNAP budget at the end of one year. (3) Length of the SNAP failure to comply penalty

The amount by which the TANF benefit is reduced continues to be budgeted in the SNAP benefit calculation until one of the following occurs:

(A) The TANF sanction is cured.

(B) The sanctioned individual meets the exemption/deferral criteria for TANF work requirements (C) The household is no longer eligible for TANF benefits due to one of the following:

• Excess income • Resources • No eligible child(ren) • Expiration of time limits • Receipt of SSI • Disqualification due to ineligible or questionable non-citizen/citizenship status, fleeing felon status, drug conviction status or conviction for fraudulently misrepresenting residency or identity in order to receive benefits in more than one state or county. For cases where the household is no longer receiving TANF, the prohibition on the increase in SNAP benefits cannot exceed a one-year time period.