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Subject: Categorically Eligible SNAP Recipients

Policy 24.24 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 06/15/2021 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 2 of 4 All other SNAP verification requirements must be met. Categorical Eligibility Does Not Apply to the Following Households: 1. where any member has been disqualified for an Intentional Program Violation; 2. who has a member that is receiving SSI benefits for drug addiction or alcoholism, but the SSI payment is suspended for failure to attend scheduled treatments or to make progress; 3. where a household member is disqualified due to voluntary quit/work requirements; 4. any member of the household that is ineligible due to being a fleeing felon, drug-related felony, or for having a conviction of certain crimes and not being in compliance with the sentence; 5. households whose case was closed due to lottery or gambling winnings are required to meet regular SNAP rules for eligibility once they reapply and cannot be considered CE status until approved for one (1) certification period as a regular SNAP household (24.13 SNAP Lottery or Gambling Winnings) Exclusions from an Otherwise Categorically Eligible Household The following individuals cannot be included in an otherwise categorically eligible household: 1. ineligible aliens; 2. ineligible students; 3. institutionalized individuals in a nonexempt facility; 4. disqualified for any reason from receiving SNAP; Multiple Applications Pending Households may apply for SNAP and Families First at the same time, or they may have a Families First or SSI application pending when they apply for SNAP. Households would not be considered categorically eligible until the SSI or Families First application is approved. It is not necessary to wait for the Families First or SSI approvals before certifying the household. If the household is eligible under normal SNAP policy and procedures, they may be certified as a normal SNAP Household according to policy and procedures. SNAP Households Not Typically Eligible for Benefits under normal SNAP Policy/Procedures When the household is not eligible for benefits under normal SNAP policy or procedures but could be eligible as a categorically eligible household (once the Families First or SSI benefit is approved), the caseworker should: 1. Delay the SNAP determination until the 30th day from the date the SNAP application was filed to allow time for the Families First or SSI applications to be approved. At the point the household becomes categorically eligible, certify it according to the policy and procedure for categorically eligible households. Prorate benefits as applicable. 2. If the household is not categorically eligible on the 30th day after the SNAP application was filed, the application should be denied and the household should be notified to report when the SSI is approved (we will know when the Families First is approved).