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44 Chapter 4 Categorically Eligible Households For purposes of this chapter, the Agency will be referred to as SCDSS to avoid confusion with Social Security Administration (SSA), the agency responsible for administering Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

4 . 1 C A T E G O R I C A L L Y E L I G I B L E H O U S E H O L D S The following households are categorically eligible for SNAP: (A) Any household in which all members receive or are authorized to receive cash through the TANF Program. (B) Any household in which all members receive or are authorized to receive SSI benefits. NOTE: Residents of public institutions who apply jointly for SSI and SNAP benefits prior to their release from the institution are not categorically eligible upon a finding by SSA of potential SSI eligibility prior to such release. SCDSS must consider the individuals categorically eligible at such time as SSA makes a final SSI eligibility and the institution has released the individual. (C) Any household in which all members receive or are authorized to receive TANF and/or SSI benefits. (D) Categorical eligibility is expanded to include all households in which any member receives, or is authorized to receive, benefits from Family Independence Information and Referral Services. Family Independence Information and Referral Services are provided to households whose income falls at or below 130% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Expanded categorical eligible households through Family Independence Information and Referral Services will have the household’s resources excluded when determining eligibility for SNAP benefits. These households must meet the non-financial eligibility criteria but are not subject to gross or net income limits. Categorical eligibility for these households does not continue if gross income, upon verification, is above the identified FPL. Chapter 4