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386 Volume 24 January 2015 Section 2.2(1) Required Household Combinations – Spouses: This section has been updated in accordance with the Agricultural Act of 2014 to indicate that same sex spouses living together must be considered married for SNAP purposes if their marriage is recognized in the jurisdiction where the marriage occurred.

Section 5.1(6) Verification Prior to Certification, Alien Eligibility: This section has been updated to add a link to refer to Section 7.3, Citizenship and Alien Status, for a description of citizens and noncitizens who may be eligible to participate in SNAP. Section 6.6 Processing Standards for Expedited Service: This section has been updated to add clarification to the note to indicate that households who meet the criteria for expedited services do not lose their entitlement to this service when they do not call by the 6th day if the delay is a result of an agency caused delay. Section 7.3 Citizenship and Alien Status: This section has been condensed and simplified to aid in identifying which non-citizens must meet additional special SNAP non-citizen criteria and which qualified non-citizens do not have to meet additional requirements. This section is intended to be used in conjunction with SNAP Tool Kit #4 in order to determine what specific documents are acceptable to verify immigration status. Section 7.4(2) Student Exemptions: This section has been updated to add verbiage to clarify the “physically or mentally unfit” exemption. Section 12.1: Income Deductions: This section has been updated to provide the maximum excess shelter, MUA, and BUA amounts to reflect increases effective 10/01/14. Section 12.2 Standard Deduction: This section has been updated to provide the Standard Deduction amounts to reflect increases effective 10/1/14. Section 12.4(1) Excess Shelter Deduction: This section has been updated to add verbiage to clarify that households which do not contain an elderly or disabled member are entitled to a limited shelter deduction. A link to the maximum excess shelter amount in Section 12.1 (C) has also been added. Section 12.5(2) Mandatory Utility Allowance (MUA): This section has been updated to change item B to reflect new Farm Bill provisions regarding allowing the MUA based on receipt of LIHEAP. Section 19.1 Definition of the South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP): This section has updated to change the new SCCAP income limits and shelter low and high thresholds. Section 19.6 Responsibility for South Carolina Combined application project (SCCAP) Households: This section has been changed to add the verbiage “except when address on SDX is that of a representative payee.” SNAP Tool Kit Attachment 4: This tool kit has been replaced with new charts to match the condensed charts in 7.3, Citizenship and Alien Status.