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417 7.3 (1) Citizenship and Non-Citizen Status: This section has been updated to clarify that trafficking victims and certain family members of trafficking victims who attain Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status are exempt from the LPR 5-year residency requirement.

Volume 47 October 2020 2.2 (2) Special Household Requirements (Elderly and disabled persons): This section has been updated effective October 1, 2020 to reflect the increase in the gross monthly income (165 percent of poverty) that is used in determining separate household eligibility for an elderly and disabled individual who is unable to buy and prepare meals separately from others with whom the individual lives.

3.10 Voter Registration Requirements: This section has been updated to reflect voter registration services that are provided by the Agency to all SNAP applicants and recipients.

5.1(5) Verification Prior to Certification (Disability): This section has been updated to add notes to identify when the SPCAT field on CHIP SSDO screen should be coded with a “Y” in order to identity that the household is considered a Special Category and additional verbiage has been added for clarity. 5.1(6) Verification Prior to Certification (Non-citizen Eligibility): This section has been updated to revise the verbiage in the note to reflect that verifying immigration status through SAVE may take up to three steps. 5.1(8) Verification Prior to Certification (Utility Expense): This section has been updated to remove the reference to shelter expenses and to remove verbiage pertaining to the Mandatory Utility Allowance (MUA). 5.1(9) Verification Prior to Certification (Shelter Expense): This section has been added in order to list shelter expenses separately from utility expenses and to add a link to section 12.4(3)(E) to obtain information regarding shelter costs for a home that is temporarily unoccupied. Subsequent sections have been renumbered accordingly.

5.1(14) Verification Prior to Certification (Refusal to cooperate with QC): This section has been updated to reflect that the Agency will verify all factors of eligibility for households who have been terminated for refusal to cooperate with a State quality control reviewer and reapply after 95 days from the end of the annual review period. 5.2 Sources of Verification: This section has been updated to state that documentary evidence will be used as the primary source of verification which may be verified through readily available source or through collateral contact.

5.2(1) Sources of Verification (Documentary evidence): This section has been updated to list examples of documentary evidence that may be considered insufficient.

5.3 Discrepancies in Verification: This section has been updated to state that if IEVS/SVES information is unverified, the Agency may obtain independent verification from a third party.