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5.1 (13) Verification Prior to Certification (Refusal to cooperate with QC): This section has been added to reflect that prior to certification, the Agency will verify all factors of eligibility for households who have been terminated for refusal to cooperate with QC. Subsequent section has been renumbered accordingly.

8.3 The Agency’s Responsibilities for Work Registration: This section has been updated to state that household members are considered registered when a renewal form is signed as well as when an application is filed.

8.15 Exceptions to ABAWD Work Requirement: This section has been updated to reflect that an individual who meets an exception to the ABAWD Work Requirement is not an ABAWD and is not subject to the three-month time limit.

11.4 (2) Self-Employment Income: This section has been updated to clarify that an independent contractor is considered self-employed and to indicate which forms to use when determining income from self-employment for independent contractors.

11.5 (T) Unearned Income (Indian payments for tribes): This section has been revised to add exceptions for tribal dividend money deposited into a child’s trust and the treatment of casino profit payments.

15.4 Interim Changes for Simplified Reporting Households: This section has been updated to clarify that the Agency may act on a change reported by the household due to a loss income as a result of a voluntary quit or reduction of work effort when good cause cannot be established.

15.4 (G) Interim Changes For Simplified Reporting Households: This section has been updated to specify that the Agency must take action when a change in household circumstances reveals that a SNAP household member is an ABAWD.

17.2 Renewal Interview: This section has been updated to reflect that applications and annual renewals must be registered in SC Worker Input Network and Support (SCWINS) System instead of CHIP. Section 19.1 Definition of the South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP): This section has been updated to reflect the new SCCAP income limits and shelter thresholds for “shelter high” and “shelter low”, effective January 1, 2019.

Section 19.2 Eligibility Determination for the South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP): This section has been updated to remove verbiage pertaining to recipients being exempt from SNAP E&T.

SNAP Tool Kit 7 SNAP Employment & Training Referral Guide: This section has been updated to reflect the current SNAP Employment & Training Referral Guide.

The acronym “BDX” has been replaced throughout the SNAP Manual with BENDEX.