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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 9 of 15 c. The resident applying on his or her behalf is responsible for over issuances of SNAP benefits. 19. The reporting responsibilities and reviews for drug and alcohol treatment centers also apply toward group living arrangements as described in this chapter. 20. Staff shall refer to Shelter Expenses for Residents of Group Living Arrangements and Supportive Living Arrangements to provide examples of allowable shelter and utility expenses for residents of group homes. F. Supportive Living Arrangement 1. Supportive living arrangements will be certified by the appropriate state agency in the same manner as the group living arrangement. The supportive living arrangement agency subcontracts with individuals and/or agencies to manage these arrangements. 2. Individuals receiving supportive living services are living in property that they own and/or control (i.e. pays rent) and have certain services provided to them in their homes based on their specific needs. 3. These individuals make application for SNAP in the same manner as any other individual and they may have an individual acting as their AR. 4. The fact that there are some services provided to the individual in their home by a profit or nonprofit agency is irrelevant, if they are otherwise eligible. 5. To determine shelter costs for individuals living in supportive living arrangements staff shall refer to Shelter Expenses for Residents of Group Living Arrangements and Supportive Living Arrangements. G. Shelters for Battered Persons and Children 1. A shelter for battered persons and children must meet a specific program definition. See glossary. 2. If the facility has FNS Authorization to redeem benefits as a wholesaler, it is not required to determine whether the facility meets the program definition, the Running Record Comments (CLRC) should be appropriately documented. 3. Residents of shelters for battered persons and children can apply as separate HHs : a. Through use of an AR employed and designated by the shelter; b. On their own behalf; or c. Through an AR of his or her own choice. 4. Shelter residents, who have left their home to escape an abuser, are exempted from the prohibition against participation in more than one county in any month. a. Shelter residents who were previously in a certified HH (if otherwise eligible) can participate in the program as a separate HH if the certified HH contained the person who subjected them to abuse. b. Shelter residents may receive an additional allotment only once in a given month.