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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES D-SNAP

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• Student eligibility (Students living in institutions are not eligible.) • Striker • Work registration • Disqualification under the regular program • Work Requirement and time-limited benefits

K. HOUSEHOLD APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE DISASTER PROGRAM

To apply for D-SNAP benefits, a household member or its authorized representative must complete and submit an Application for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits. See Appendix I of this chapter for a copy of the application. The household or its authorized representative must be interviewed. At a minimum, the identity of the applicant must be verified.

If an authorized representative is applying on behalf of a household, written permission from the head of the household must be provided.

1. FILING AN APPLICATION. If the web-based D-SNAP application is used, the household must sign a Request for Disaster Benefit Assistance in order to inform the household that the Social Security Numbers and names of household members will be matched against various files. See Appendix I of this chapter for a copy of the request form.

If a paper application is used, the household must submit a completed and signed D-SNAP application to the local agency authorized for the D-SNAP, either in person or through an authorized representative. The agency must record the date the application is received.

The household must file the application during the disaster application processing period authorized by FNS. If a D-SNAP application is mistakenly filed outside of this disaster intake period, it must be denied.

Households that apply outside of this disaster intake period may complete an application for the regular program and have the application processed according to the regular program application procedures.

2. MATCHES. Applicants must be screened to prevent duplicate participation. They also will be subject to various other matches. To prevent multiple issuances of Disaster SNAP benefits to an individual by more than one locality simultaneously, the local agency must accept applications and inform applicants that eligibility is contingent upon a subsequent check for duplicate participation.

If the web-based application is used, the household will be screened automatically against extracts from VaCMS, the Division of Human Resources State Employee Database, Child Support Enforcement, and the web-based file itself. Match results will be provided to the worker online for information and evaluation. The local agency must screen all household members against SPIDeR and the local employee database(s). In some disasters, persons who match in VaCMS, and who have already received benefits through the regular program will not be eligible for D-SNAP benefits. A match with the VDSS state employee file is an

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