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362 Simplified Reporting Reporting requirements that allow the Agency to reduce and simplify the rules under which most SNAP participants inform the State about changes in their income and circumstances during a certification period. SNAP Application Process All activities from the time the SNAP application is filed until the disposition of the application. SNAP Benefits The value of supplemental nutrition assistance provided to a household by means of an EBT system or other means of providing assistance. SNAP Household A household composed of an individual or a group of individuals who customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home consumption. SNAP Household Member An individual who is included in the SNAP household. SNAP Work Requirements (1) Register for work or be registered by the Agency at the time of application and every 12 months after initial registration. The household member required to register need not complete the registration form; (2) Provide the Agency or its designee with sufficient information regarding employment status or availability for work; (3) Report to an employer to whom referred by the Agency or its designee if the potential employment meets the suitability requirements; (4) Accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment at a site or plant not subject to a strike or lockout, at a wage equal to the higher of the Federal or State minimum wage or 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act been applicable to the offer of employment; and (5) Do not voluntarily and without good cause quit a job of 30 or more hours a week or reduce work effort to less than 30 hours a week. Social Security Administration (SSA) A U.S. Federal Government Agency that assigns Social Security numbers and administers Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance programs. South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP) A federally approved demonstration project in which there is a cooperative effort between SCDSS, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and SSA to simplify the application process for the SSI applicant who chooses to apply for SNAP benefits.