UpdatedCompacts of Free Association (COFA) Citizens

Non US Citizens from Micronesia must meet both qualified and eligible aliens to be eligible for SNAP benefits.

Benefits Data Exchange Inquiry (BENDEX) Codes

BEN is the online BENDEX Benefits Inquiry. To view this screen: Login to IMS Clear the screen Type BEN (space) and the social security number Press ‘Enter’ You can also access the screen by typing the following in IMS: ‘BEN (Space) and the Claim Account Number’ BENDEX Codes 1-14 provide identifying information regarding the Beneficiary […]

Alien

Alien – any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.  Policy regarding aliens is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-5. Resources, residence, and citizenship; and 340:40-9-2. Case changes. LIHEAP: 340:20-1-10. Program factors; and 340:20-1-11. Income and liquid resources. Public Assistance Procedures (all programs): 340:65-3-1. Determination of eligibility; 340:65-5-1. Case changes. […]

Citizenship and Alien Status

Eligibility Determined by federal law, to be eligible for SNAP benefits a person must be:  a United States (U.S.) citizen – person born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Northern Mariana Islands, or a person born outside the U.S. when at least one parent is a U.S. citizen. a U.S. […]