Categorical Eligibility 430-05-20-80

The following households are categorically eligible:

1. Any household in which ALL members receive TANF, including Diversion Assistance, Transition Assistance and Kinship Care.

    

2. Any household in which ALL members receive SSI, including SSI presumptive eligibility benefits or 1619b.

    

3. Any household in which ALLmembers receive TANF and/or SSI.

    

   Receipt of TANF and SSI benefits is defined as:

   1. a benefit that was authorized, but not received, or

   2. a benefit that was suspended, or

   3. a benefit that was recouped, or

   4. a benefit not paid because it was less than a minimum amount.

 

Automatic Asset and Income Test

Households in which ALL household members are in receipt of TANF, SSI, or a combination of TANF and SSI are categorically eligible and will automatically pass all asset and income tests.

 

Exception:

When an individual in a SNAP household reports they have received lottery and/or gambling winnings equal to or greater than $4,500, we must close or deny the SNAP case and the household will not be considered categorically eligible.

 

All eligible one and two person households are entitled to the minimum $23 monthly allotment.

 

Exception:

If due to proration during the initial month, the benefit is less than $10, no benefit is issued.

 

When a household’s net income exceeds the level at which benefits are provided, the worker must deny the application using the Notice of Eligibility with the zero benefit information documented.

 

Households in which all members receive or are authorized to receive non-cash assistance have expanded categorical eligibility. SNAP households receive TANF I&R services through receipt of the DN 246 – TANF I & R brochure or the DN 405 - Application for Assistance Guidebook or through the Apply for Help Self-Service Portal (SSP). All applicants and recipients are authorized and notified of these services by signing the Application for Assistance or Application for Review or through the SSP. The human service zone will provide individuals with information and referrals to various other agencies, programs, organizations, and community/county resources that could be of benefit to the household.

 

Households may include elderly or disabled individuals, ineligible students, ineligible aliens, ineligible ABAWD’s, ineligible work registrants, and individuals ineligible due to failing or opting out of providing a social security number.

 

Exception:The following households are not BBCE (TANF I & R) eligible even if they meet the TANF I & R requirements stated above. Households with a member who is disqualified for an IPV, a member who is a fleeing felon, a member who with a probation/parole violation, a member convicted of receiving duplicate benefits, a member convicted of trading benefits for weapons, ammunition, explosives or drugs or a member convicted of buying or selling benefits of $500.00 or more. (Households with substantial Lottery and/or gambling winnings are not BBCE (TANF I & R) eligible until they meet the asset limit.)

 

Income Test

All BBCE (TANF I & R) households must pass the 200% Gross Income Limit (GIL) but are not required to pass the 130% Gross Income Limit (GIL) or the 100% Net Income Limit (NIL).

 

If the BBCE (TANF I & R) household fails the 200% GIL and includes an elderly or disabled household member, the household is not considered BBCE (TANF I & R) eligible and must be tested a second time under the regular SNAP rules. Regular SNAP rules require that these households pass the asset test and 100% NIL.

 

Asset Test

There is no asset test for BBCE (TANF I&R) households.

 

Exception: Households that include a member who is disqualified for the work requirements, a disqualified alien, an ineligible ABAWD, or a member who failed to provide a Social Security Number can remain BBCE (TANF I & R) eligible. However, these households must pass the asset test. Only the disqualified household member’s assets are applied to the asset test.

 

For information on assets, see policies under Assets 430-05-45

 

Eligibility Determination

The BBCE (TANF I & R) household’s SNAP benefit amount is calculated by subtracting 30% of the household’s countable net income from the SNAP Thrifty Food Plan for the household size. 1 SNAP households are expected to spend 30% of their own resources on food per FNS. BBCE (TANF I & R) Households of three (3) or more persons, where 30% of the countable net income exceeds the SNAP Thrifty Food Plan for the household size are not eligible.

 

All one (1) and two (2) person BBCE households are eligible for the current minimum SNAP benefit except in the initial month if the household is eligible for a zero (0) benefit due to initial month proration of benefits.

 

Initial Month Proration 430-05-60-10.

 

Households in which all members receive TANF and/or SSI that also include a member that is disqualified for fraud cannot be categorically eligible. The household will automatically pass the asset test but is subject to the 130% gross income test and 100% net income test.

 

Exception:

When and individual in a SNAP household reports they have received lottery and/or gambling winnings equal to or greater than $4,500, we must close or deny the SNAP case.