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Chapter 7 Non-financial Eligibility Factors 7 . 1 R E S I D E N C Y A household must live in the State in which it files an application for participation. Counties within the State are considered project areas for SNAP. No individual may participate as a member of more than one household or in more than one project area/county or State, in any month. EXCEPTION: Residents of a shelter that serves battered women and their children who are included in households already certified may apply for and, if otherwise eligible, participate as a separate household if the certified household listing them as members also contains the person who abused them. See Section 14.5 Shelter for Battered Women and Children. NOTE: The DSS Form 1262, Benefits Inquiry, may be used to obtain verification of a household’s SNAP case status in another State. The Agency will not: (A) Impose any durational residency requirements as a condition of eligibility; (B) Require an otherwise eligible household to reside in a permanent dwelling or have a fixed mailing address as a condition of eligibility; or (C) Require intent to reside permanently in the State or project area/county. Persons in a project area/county or State solely for vacation purposes will not be considered residents. When a household moves within the State, the Agency will act on changes in household circumstances resulting from the move in accordance with Chapter 15 Change Reporting Requirements. The Agency will ensure that duplicate participation does not occur.

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Chapter 7 Non-financial Eligibility Factors 7 . 1 R E S I D E N C Y A household must live in the State in which it files an application for participation. Counties within the State are considered project areas for SNAP. No individual may participate as a member of more than one household or in more than one project area/county or State, in any month. EXCEPTION: Residents of a shelter that serves battered women and their children who are included in households already certified may apply for and, if otherwise eligible, participate as a separate household if the certified household listing them as members also contains the person who abused them. See Section 14.5 Shelter for Battered Women and Children. NOTE: The DSS Form 1262, Benefits Inquiry, may be used to obtain verification of a household’s SNAP case status in another State. The Agency will not: (A) Impose any durational residency requirements as a condition of eligibility; (B) Require an otherwise eligible household to reside in a permanent dwelling or have a fixed mailing address as a condition of eligibility; or (C) Require intent to reside permanently in the State or project area/county. Persons in a project area/county or State solely for vacation purposes will not be considered residents. When a household moves within the State, the Agency will act on changes in household circumstances resulting from the move in accordance with Chapter 15 Change Reporting Requirements. The Agency will ensure that duplicate participation does not occur.

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