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438 11.5 (NN) Unearned Income (Social Security Administration [SSA] Benefits): This section has been updated to clarify when BENDEX fields “Total Net Amount” and “Net Monthly Ben Amt (MBC)” should be used to obtain countable income.
11.5 (RR) Unearned Income (Third party payments/vendor payments): This section has been updated to add a Note and an Exception for clarity.
12.1 Income Deductions/General: This section has been updated to reflect changes in income deductions for maximum excessive shelter, MUA, BUA and telephone allowance, effective October 1, 2023. In addition, the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $179.66 effective October 1, 2023. 12.2 Standard Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect the increase in the standard deduction for all household sizes, effective October 1, 2023.
12.4 (4) Shelter Deduction (Allowed Shelter Costs): This section has been updated to add verbiage to the Note for clarity. 13.6 (1) Net Monthly Income: This section has been updated to reflect that the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $179.66 effective October 1, 2023. 13.6 (2) Eligibility: This section has been updated to reflect the changes in the gross and net income limits, effective October 1, 2023. 13.6 (3) Calculating Net income and Benefit Levels (Benefits): This section has been updated to list the minimum benefit allotment as $23.
13.6 (4) Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) and Maximum SNAP Allotments: This section has been revised to reflect the updates to the gross and net income limits, as well as maximum allotments according to the household sizes, effective October 1, 2023.
15.4 Interim Changes for Simplified Reporting Households: This section has been updated to include a household member who has been identified as a fleeing felon or probation or parole violator and a household member who has won substantial lottery or gambling winnings.
19.1 Definition of South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP): This section has been updated to reflect the new SCCAP benefit amounts and shelter thresholds for “shelter high” and “shelter low”, effective October 1, 2023. Appendix 2 (10.2 Maximum Allowable Resources): This section has been updated to reflect the current resource limits.
Volume 60 January 2024 2.2 (7) Special Household Requirements (Temporary Absence): This section has been updated to add verbiage to clarify that the temporary absence policy applies to certified SNAP households and not to applicant households.