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Subject: SNAP Special Living Arrangements

Policy 24.06

Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2019 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 10 of 15 c. Shelter residents whose former HHs were not certified for program participation prior to the member(s) entering the shelter may be certified for program benefits as a separate HH, if otherwise eligible. Such residents can receive only one allotment per month, regardless of the number of times they return to the former HH and are forced to return to the shelter. 5. Applications for residents of shelters for battered persons and their children may be processed under expedited or normal processing standards, whichever is applicable. a. This provision may apply to residents of any shelter for battered persons and children regardless of whether the facility meets the definition of shelter for battered persons and children. b. Residents of any shelter for battered persons and children not meeting the program definition may participate as individual HH units or as part of a group of individuals if their shelters do not provide meals. c. However, only those individuals who participate as individual HHs will be processed under expedited provisions. d. Residents of such shelters who participate as part of a group already participating will be processed as a reported change. e. Residents who do not meet the criteria for expedited service must be processed under normal procedures. f. Certify residents of a shelter for battered persons and children who apply as separate HHs solely on the basis of their income and resources. i. The only expenses that can be considered in determining deductions for the HH are the expenses for which they are responsible. ii. Consider resources held jointly with members of the former HH as inaccessible resources in accordance with Policy 24.13 SNAP Treatment of Resources. 6. Reducing the Former Household’s Benefits Prompt action will be taken to ensure that the former HHs eligibility and/or allotment reflect the changes in HH composition. This is considered as a reported change and should be acted on. 7. All changes should be reported. a. If the resident has made application on his/her own behalf, the HH is responsible for reporting changes to the county office in accordance with the provisions that apply to all other SNAP HHs as cited in Chapter 41 Continued Responsibilities of the SNAP Policy Manual. b. If the shelter is acting as AR, it must notify the county office of changes in the HH’s circumstances, etc. in accordance with the provisions that apply to all other SNAP HHs. 8. While the participant is in the facility, through a waiver from the USDA, the facility is permitted to act as a point of sale.