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Subject: SNAP Resources

Policy 24.12 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 03/01/2021 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 4 of 5 limit of $2250. All countable resources are $2600 ($1250 + $1350). Only $350 of that transfer would be considered toward the disqualification and the household would be disqualified for three (3) months based upon the chart above. Staff shall reference Disqualifying a Household from SNAP Due to Improper Resource Transfer for the procedures in the event a household knowingly transferred resources for the purpose of qualifying or attempting to qualify for SNAP benefits. Supporting Documents Verifying Resources Required Verifications FA Standards Desk Guide Actions on Cases Receiving Lump Sum Payments SNAP Excluded Resources Jointly Owned Resources Treatment of Vehicles Disqualifying a Household from SNAP Due to Improper Resource Transfer Treatment of Income, Resources, and Deductible Expenses of Excluded HH members Treatment of Income, Resources, and Deductible Expenses of Non-Household Members Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition Elderly A person sixty (60) years of age or older or is fifty-nine (59) years old on the date of application and will be sixty (60) before the end of the month of application. SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program TDHS Tennessee Department of Human Services Supersedes TDHS Policy 24.12 SNAP Resources Effective 09/23/2019, TDHS Policy 24.13 SNAP Treatment of Resources Effective 07/01/2018 Authority 7 U.S.C.A. §2014 (g); 7 C.F.R. § 273.8 -10; 7 C.F.R. § 273.11; 7 C.F.R. § 272.17; Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-1-105, 71-5-304 and 71-5-306 Application All TDHS Employees and Contractors