Benefit Allowance

Policy Links Regarding Benefit Allowance

Additional Child/Person

Additional child/person – policy regarding adding an additional person to benefits is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-9-2. Case changes. Public Assistance Procedures: 340:65-3-1. Eligibility determination 340:65-5-1. Case changes SNAP: 340:50-7-29. Income inclusions; 340:50-9-5. Changes after application and during the certification period; 340:50-11-110. Recertification; and 340:50-11-27. Changes after application and during the certification period. SoonerCare […]

Finding Missing Pay Periods

Steps to determine amounts of missing pay verification

Income Verification Sources

Identify Sources/Documents used to verify Income

ELIGIBILITY – TANF Income Computation Worksheets

TANF Income Computation for Applicant or Recipient Payees Included in Benefits Refer to article TANF: Eligibility – Income Computation Worksheet Examples (Applicant/Recipient) Step-Parent TANF Income Computation Note: Also applies to Income for a Major Mother, Alien Parent, Fleeing Felon Parent and the Spouse of a Needy Caretaker Refer to article TANF: ELIGIBILITY – Income Computation […]

Income – School Employee Income

340:50-7-46 (C)(2) and ITS #7 When households derive their annual income by contract or self-employment in a period of time shorter than one year, the worker annualizes the income over a 12-month period. School employees are generally all contract employees, however they are not all paid a salary, and some are hourly employees. It is […]

TEFRA Application and Criteria

The procedure for TEFRA applications

Prorating Expenses

Shelter, child care, and/or child support deductions for SNAP households can be prorated.

Separate Household Examples

340:50-5-1 Example 1: Parent and Child Betty Adams applies for SNAP benefits in the county office. She declares that her two sons Philip age 12, and Trevor age 19 are living with her. There are no other individuals that reside in the household. Trevor is currently in the Army National Guard and receives drill pay […]

Notices

The use of notices is the basic method of communicating information regarding their cases to the client. Examples of these are notice of interview, notice of missed interviews NOMI, verification requests, notice of eligibility or denial, and notices to inform client of renewals or changes in the case. Interview Notice After an application is received […]