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2000 DEFINITIONS

The following are some terms and acronyms, along with their definitions, that are most commonly used in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Adequate Notice: A written notice to the household that its benefits will be reduced or terminated no later than the date the household receives or would have received its allotment. Adequate notice is allowed when following conditions are met: 1. If the household reports information which results in a reduction or termination of benefits. 2. The household reports this information in writing and is signed by the household 3. Based solely on the household’s written information, a determination of the household’s allotment or ineligibility can be made.

The adequate notice must include: 1. The action the Specialist has taken or intends to take; 2. The reason for the intended action; 3. The household's right to request a fair hearing (already incorporated on the notice); 4. The name of a person to contact for additional information; 5. The availability of continued benefits (already incorporated on the notice); 6. The household's liability for over issuances received while awaiting a fair hearing decision which is adverse to the household (already incorporated on the notice).

Adverse Notice: Also called 10-day notice is a written notice to the household within 10 days of the end of the month prior to the month the reduction or termination of benefits will be made. Allotment: The total value of benefits a household is authorized to receive during each month or other time period.

Categorical Eligibility: Certain households will be determined eligible to participate in SNAP without consideration of income and resources as long as the household meets all other eligibility criteria. This provision only applies to the following households; households where all members receive TANF or Tribal TANF, households where one member receives child care assistance, households whose TANF case has been closed or diverted within the last 12 months, and households whose Tribal TANF case has closed within the last three months.

Community Support Providers (CSP): Offer residential and vocational services, as well as service coordination and nursing care. CSPs provide residential options for people, such as group homes and supervised apartments (formerly known as Group Home Providers).

Convicted Felons: The individual must have been convicted as an adult of the following applicable convictions after February 7, 2014:  Aggravated sexual abuse under section 2241 of title 18 US code  Murder under section 1111 of title 18, US Code  An offense under chapter 110 of title 18, US Code  A Federal or State offense involving sexual assault, as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; or  The individual is not in compliance with the terms of the sentence of the individual or restrictions under fleeing felons /probation or parole violators.