Roles, Responsibilities, and Procedures for SNAP Benefits at Treatment Facilities

340:50-5-26.  Drug addiction or alcoholic treatment centers Treatment Facility: Track residents in and out of the facility Complete monthly reports (08FB013E) and turn into assigned AFS Specialized Team Member Use half of the food benefit allotment before the 15th of the month And the other half after the 15th of the month Cancel and destroy […]

UpdatedSNAP

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, serves as the first line of defense against hunger. It enables low-income families to buy nutritious food with Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. SNAP recipients spend their benefits to buy eligible food in authorized retail food stores.  General Provisions 340:50-1-1. Purpose, legal base, and […]

Preventing QC Errors When Requesting Verification

Procedure for SSI Related Food Stamp Penalty (FSPI)

At times you will encounter SNAP cases that display a Food Stamp Penalty Income (FSPI). This is shown on block C.47 on the EC page in IMS. Refer to article: Income: What is Food Stamp Penalty Income (FSPI) If the FSPI is from SSI sanctions, then the following special procedures apply. If you encounter a […]

How to Issue a Supplement using FSSR

Issuing Supplements FSSR Screen

UpdatedABAWD Meeting the Work Rule

If a person is working a minimum of 20 hours per week and receiving compensation for that work, then he is said to be “Meeting the Work Rule” and receive SNAP benefits without any time limit. However, the client must report if their hours drop below 20 per week so we can update the case status.

ABAWD – Not Meeting Work Requirements, ‘K’ Months, and Regaining Eligibility

If a person is not working a minimum of 20 hours per week and receiving compensation for that work and is not otherwise exempt for the ABAWD policy, then they are considered to be “Countable ABAWD’s”. They are limited to receiving 3 full months of benefits. If the initial cert month is not a full certification month, it is not considered to their 3 month limit.

Imaging Overpayment Records

It is federally mandated that counties mark case folders as “DO NOT DESTROY’ when there is an overpayment on the case. Because all counties have begun imaging case records. Benefit Integrity and Recovery (BIR) has had to consider the best way to ensure these overpayment records remain intact and do not get deleted, that the […]

Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SSNAP)

SSNAP – is an acronym for Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SSNAP rules apply to households that consist only of members receiving TANF or TANF and SSP benefits. Policy regarding this term is located at SNAP: 340:50-11-20. Scope and application processing; 340:50-11-23. Eligibility determination for households within the Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; 340:50-11-27. Changes […]

Non-Household Member

Non-household member – is a person living in the home of a household applying for or receiving food benefits who cannot be included in the food benefit.