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Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2019 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 1 of 15

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Special Living Arrangements Policy 24.06 Effective: July 1, 2019

Introduction Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) Family Assistance staff shall be able to identify the different types of special living arrangements and apply the policies related to each arrangement. Scope The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to staff in identifying a customer’s living arrangement. Applying the appropriate policy to the different types of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) living arrangements ensures the customer receives the correct monthly benefit amount. Policy A. Absent Wage Earner 1. Absent wage earners are included as household (HH) members unless the absent wage earner and the HH can sufficiently establish that the absent wage earner is, in fact, a separate HH. 2. Staff shall refer to Focused Interview Techniques for Determining an Absent Wage Earner for ways to assist in determining if a HH member is an absent wage earner. B. Individuals Receiving Foster Care Board Payments 1. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) HH has the option to include or exclude individuals and their income when foster care board payments are made for SNAP purposes. 2. The foster care individuals may be included (as HH members) or excluded from consideration (as boarders), but cannot participate as separate SNAP HHs. Refer to Chapter 20: Income of the current SNAP Policy Manual.