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Subject: SNAP Deductions from Income

Policy 24.18 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 09/17/2018 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 18 of 20 Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition BUA Basic Utility Allowance DAA Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism Disabled 1. FS (Work Registration) An individual having mental or physical impairment which renders him or her incapable of gainful employment either permanently or temporarily will be exempt from work registration requirements for the SNAP Program 2. FS (Disability for Entitlement to Special Consideration Regarding Medical Deductions, Excess Shelter Deductions, Use of Net Income Standards, and Separate Household Status for Parent/Child and Siblings) An individual is considered disabled if he or she meets any of the following and will be eligible for special income and deduction considerations when determining SNAP eligibility and allotment amounts: a. receives payments for disability or blindness under Titles I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act; b. receives federally, or state administered supplemental benefits under section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66; c. receives disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act; d. is a veteran receiving VA benefits for a service or non-service connected disability rated or paid as total (EX.100%), or is considered by VA standards to be in need of regular aid and attendance, or considered permanently housebound; e. is a disabled surviving spouse of a veteran and is considered by VA standards to be in need of regular aid and attendance or is permanently housebound; f. is a disabled surviving child of a veteran and is considered by VA standards to be permanently incapable of self-support; g. is a surviving spouse or child of a veteran and entitled to VA compensation for a service connected death or VA pension benefits for a non-service connected death and has a disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act; Note: “Entitled” as used in this definition refers to surviving spouses and children of veterans who are receiving the compensation or benefits stated above, or have been approved for such payments but are not receiving them. h. receives an annuity payment under section 2(a)(1)(iv) of Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board; i. receives an annuity payment under section 2(a)(i)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based on the criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (SSI); j. receives interim or presumptive payments pending receipt of SSI; or k. receives medical assistance based on disability under title XIX (Medicaid). FS (Disability for Determining Eligibility of Separate Household Status of Elderly Individuals Living With Others and Not Purchasing Food and Preparing Meals Separately from Others) Disability for this purpose is defined as a disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act or any other non-disease related, severe permanent disability which would prevent the individuals from purchasing and preparing their own food. Elderly For SNAP Program purposes, 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.