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398 5.2 (3) Sources of Verification (Home Visits): This section has been deleted since home visits will no longer be utilized as a source of verification. 8.16 Countable Months: This section has been updated to include the 15 percent exemptions. In addition, this section has been updated to add several links and to associate the links to the appropriate sections in the manual. 8.19 Regaining Eligibility: This section has been updated to clarify that a SNAP household member may initiate the process to regain eligibility to participate in SNAP by requesting to be added to the SNAP budget as well as by filing a SNAP application. 8.21 ABAWD 15 Percent Exemption: The section has been revised to update the note to remove reference to the State Office Designee being responsible for authorizing 15 percent exemptions.
14.1 (2) SSN Disqualifications and Ineligible ABAWDs: This section has been updated to clarify that it applies to households containing an ineligible ABAWD as well as households containing individuals determined to be ineligible due to refusal to obtain or provide an SSN. 22.3 (2) Agency Responsibilities for SNAP Issuance (SNAP certification worker responsibilities): The section has been updated to add a note to indicate that identity must be verified prior to issuing an EBT card. SNAP Tool Kit 4: Acceptable Verification of Alien Eligibility: This section has been updated to remove two bullet points that were duplicated in the chart.
SNAP Tool Kit 8: SNAP Cheat Sheets: This tool kit has been updated to include an Ineligible Non- Citizens chart and a Commonly Used Non-Citizen COA Codes chart.
The Division of Family Assistance (FA) has been updated to Office of Economic Services throughout the SNAP Manual.
Volume 34 September 2017 1.7 Conflicts of Interest: This section has been updated to change the title from Actions of Cases on Relatives to Conflicts of Interest, and to clarify that an Economic Services worker cannot take action on his/her own case and the cases of relatives, friends, co-workers, known associates and people in which the worker has a conflict of interest.
2.1 General Household Definition: This section has been updated to explain the concept of “living together” in order to determine who must be included in the same SNAP household. 2.2 (7) Special Household Requirements: This section has been updated to define temporary absence.