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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 8 of 15 17. When a resident leaves a group living facility the following should occur based on their circumstances. a. If the facility is either acting as an AR or has retained use of the SNAP benefits on the behalf of a resident, the resident should be provided their EBT card (if applicable). i. The departing HH must receive its full allotment if the monthly allotment has been issued and no benefits have been spent on behalf of that individual HH any time during the month. ii. When an individual leaves the group living arrangement prior to the sixteenth (16th) day of the month and benefits have already been issued and any portion spent on behalf of the individual, the facility shall provide the HH with its EBT card (if applicable) and one-half of its monthly allotment. iii. If the HH leaves after the sixteenth (16th) of the month and the benefits have already been issued and used, the HH does not receive any benefits. iv. When a group of residents have been certified as one HH and have returned benefits to the facility to use, the departing residents shall be given a pro rata share of one- half of the HH’s monthly benefits if leaving prior to the sixteenth (16th) day of the month. v. Once the resident leaves, the group living arrangement no longer acts as his or her AR. vi. The group living arrangement should provide the HH with a HS-2302 Change Report to report to the County Office the individual’s new address and other circumstances after leaving the group living arrangement and advise the HH to return the form to the appropriate office in the county within ten (10) days. b. If a resident or a group of residents has applied for SNAP benefits on their own behalf and retained use of their own allotment, they are entitled to keep the benefits when they leave the group living arrangement. i. If a group of residents have applied as one HH, a pro rata share of the remaining allotment should be provided to any departing HH member. ii. The group living arrangement should provide the HH with a HS-2302 Change Report to report to the County Office the individual’s new address and other circumstances after leaving the group living arrangement and advise the HH to return the form to the appropriate office in the county within ten (10) days. 18. Liabilities: When the facility is acting as an AR the following provisions apply: a. The same provisions regarding misrepresentation and fraud applicable to drug and alcoholic treatment centers also apply to group living arrangements when the facility is acting as an AR. b. These provisions are not applicable if a resident has applied on his or her own behalf.