Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Division 02 - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention
Rule 016.02.18-002 - HOPE Act-SNAP
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
1600 Process 4 - Determining Household Composition
1610 Declaration of Household Members
SNAP IVIanual 12/01/00
Tlie county office worker will carefully review the household members listed on the application.
If the actual presence of any declared member is questionable, verification of household composition will be requested. Verification of household composition is normally accomplished through collateral contact. See the Glossary, definition of "Collateral Contact."
1620 Evaluating Eligibility of Members snap Manual 08/01/18
The county office worker will evaluate each household member listed on the application to determine if that member is eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The categories of individuals who are not eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are listed below.
*Note: Ineligible-Undocumented aliens are those who are unable or unwilling to verify immigration status.
1622 Determining Eiigibility of Students
The ineligible student's resources (except for jointly owned resources) will not be considered available to the eligible household members. Resources owned jointly by ineligible students and eligible household members are considered available to the household in their entirety. See SNAP 4910.
1622.10 Fleeing Felons
SNAP IVIanual 10/01/08
A fleeing felon is an individual who is avoiding prosecution or custody for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime that is classified as a felony. This provision also applies to individuals who are violating a condition of probation or parole under a Federal or State law. Fleeing felon status is usually determined by the existence of a warrant, and the individual is assumed to be fleeing as of the date the warrant is issued.
If law enforcement is not actively seeking to apprehend the individual in Arkansas, an individual assumed to be fleeing due to the existence of a warrant is eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Identification as a fleeing felon based on SOLQor from a source other than the law enforcement agency the individual is fleeing from is not considered verified upon receipt. The county office must contact the appropriate law enforcement agency for verification of fieeing felon status. If contact cannot be made with law enforcement officials, the individual will retain eligibility to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The county office worker must document each attempt to contact law enforcement officials.
Fleeing felons and probation/parole violators are ineligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during any period while the individual is fieeing to avoid prosecution or custody. The presence of a fleeing felon or probation/parole violator will not make the entire household ineligible. Anyone identified as a fleeing felon or a probation/parole violator will be treated as an ineligible household member and his or her income and resources will continue to be shown in the SNAP budget. See SNAP 1623.2 for instructions.
1622.20 Disqualification for Certain Drug Manufacture or Distribution Felonies
SNAP Manual 08/01/18
DELETED 06/01/18
1900 Classifying Housetiolds
SNAP Manual 06/15/98
Households will be classified in accordance with the provisions of this section.
1910 Aged/Disabled Houseliold
SNAP Manual 08/01/04
An aged/disabled household contains at least one member who is age 60 or over or is disabled as defined in the Glossary under "Aged/Disabled". The household member who is aged or disabled is entitled to a medical deduction as provided in SNAP 6500. Households with an aged/disabled member are entitled to unlimited excess shelter costs. They are not subject to the gross income pretest but must meet the net income standards. See SNAP 7600 for an explanation of net income eligibility.
When all household members are aged or disabled (as defined in the Glossary) or a dependent child age 15 or younger and no household member has earnings, the household may be assigned a 24-month certification period. Each household assigned a certification period in excess of 12 months will be subject to a mid-point review at the end of the first 12-month period. See SNAP 11600.
See SNAP 8720 for additional information about certification periods.
1920 Categorically Eligible Household
SNAP Manual 8/01/18
A categorically eligible household is any household in which all members receive (or are authorized to receive) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or at least one member receives (or is authorized to receive] a Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) benefit as defined in SNAP 1920.2. "Authorized to receive" means that an individual has been determined eligible for benefits and has been notified of this determination even though the benefits have not yet been received. The fact that TEA or SSI benefits have been suspended, recouped, or are less than the minimum amount paid will have no impact on a determination of categorical eligibility.
No household may be classified as a categorically eligible household if:
No household member will be included as an eligible member of a categorically eligible household if that member is:
* An eligible alien as defined in SNAP 1621.
* An eligible student as defined in SNAP 1622.2.
* Disqualified for failure to comply with a work registration requirement as defined in_ SNAP 3400.
1920.1 Categorically Eligible Households-SSI Recipients
See SNAP 1920 for restrictions to classifying households as cateeorJcallv eligible.
Unless otherwise restricted, a household will be classified as a categorically eligible household if all household members (eligible and ineligible) receive or are certified to receive SSI benefits.
Example: A household is composed of a mother and her son. The mother receives SSI
benefits, but the son does not. The son is an ineligible student. The household will not be classified as s categorically eligible household.
1920.2 Categorically Eligible Households-TEA Recipients
See SNAP 1920 for rpstrictJons to classifyinfi households as catefiorically eligible. Unless otherwise restricted, a household will be classified as a categorically eligible household if at least one household member receives? or is authorized to receive) one of the following Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) benefits:
*Child-care assistance: This is limited to child-care assistance paid to current TEA cash assistance recipients and child-care assistance paid to former TEA cash assistance recipients through extended support services. If a TEA case closes due to employment, the former TEA recipient can receive child care assistance through extended support services for up to 36 months after the date of closure.
* TEA cash assistance: These monthly payments are available to help meet the family's basic needs while the parent or other adult relative works toward increasing his or her earning potential. An eligible family may receive cash assistance for no longer than 24 months. TEA cash assistance is also available to help meet the needs of children who are being cared for by adult relatives other than a parent. Assistance to such relatives is available without regard to a specified time limit.
* Mentoring services: This service is designed to provide clients with the support needed to move from welfare to work. Mentoring services will be provided as long as it is deemed appropriate by the worker, coordinator and mentee. If the TEA case closes due
3621 Automated Referrals
SNAP Manual 08/01/18
DHS provides the E&T Providers system-generated list of able bodied adults who are subject to the requirement to worl[LESS THAN] (RTW) each week. E&T referrals occur at certification, recertificatton and reinstatement of SR cases. Household members with the worl[LESS THAN] participation code "Mandatory- SNAP" are selected for automated referral if none of the following General Client Characteristics were selected:
* Fleeing Felon, Fraud-IPV Conviction, Ineligible Student, Parole Violator, or Probation Violator;
* The member status code is "Active";
* No disability indicator has been selected for the member;
* The member is at least age 18 but no older than age 49; and
* There are no household members age 17 or younger.
DCO county office workers must use the proper characteristic for work registrants who are not subject to the RTW. The characteristics to be used are shown in following chart:
|
Work Participation Characteristic |
Description |
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RTW 50-60 yrs old |
Useitnisicnarakeristic In alt counties. |
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indtcatesialmandatoirVjWork * |
Use this characteristic for work registrants who are at |
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reglstrantwnSS'nomibJect to the |
least age 50 but no older than age 59. |
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RTW. * |
They are not subject to the RTW. They are not |
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automatically referred to the E&T Provider | |
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RTW 15% Exemption |
Use this characteristic for able bodied adult work |
|
Indicates a mandatory work |
registrants who are granted a 15% Personal Exemption |
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registrant who is subject to the RTW |
from the RTW. |
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but is granted an exemption. * |
15% Personal Exemptions are assigned by priority and |
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on a case by case basis | |
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RTW-Preanant Womon |
Use this characteristic to exempt a woman from the |
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Indicates a mandatory work |
RTW due to pregnancy (regardless oftrlmester). |
|
registrant who is exempt from the |
M |
|
RTW mi |
B |
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SNAP/RTW-Work 20 no 30 hrs |
Use this characteristic in all counties. |
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Indicates a mandatory work |
Use this characteristic for a work-registrant who is |
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registrant who is subject to the RTW |
working at least 20 hours per week but less than 30 |
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but exempt due to employment. |
hours per week. |
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RTW - Minor Child In the SNAP HH |
This characteristic Is to be used to exempt an able |
|
Indicates an able bodied adult who is |
bodied adult when he or she resides In the sameSNAP |
17351 Household Information
SNAP Manual 08/01/18
The SNAP household will include those members who are living and eating together during the disaster benefits period. The SNAP household WILL NOT include members of any household with whom the applicants are temporarily staying during the disaster.
The citizenship and alien status provisions of the regular SNAP WILL NOT apply during a DSANP. The eligible student provisions of the regular SNAP WILL NOT apply during a DSNAP.
Failure to provide the social security number of household members WILL NOT result in a disqualification in a DSNAP.
The work registration and/or work requirements of the regular SNAP WILL NOT apply during a DSNAP. (Sanctions imposed for work registration violations WILL NOT apply to DSNAP applicants.)
Household members who are disqualified from the regular SNAP for an IPV may participate in a DSNAP. However, if an Individual is found to have committed an IPV in a DSNAP, he or she WILL be disqualified from participating in the regular SNAP.
17352 Income and Resource Test
SNAP Manual 09/01/06
The household's take home pay for the designated disaster period added to the household's accessible cash resources (case on hand and accessible funds in checking and savings accounts) must be less than or equal to the maximum income limits for the household size after disaster related expenses are deducted.
17353 Income
SNAP Manual 09/01/06
Only income that the household has received or can reasonably expect to receive during the disaster period will be considered. Income will include the following:
* Take Home Pay-Waees received by a household member after taxes or other deductions are withheld.
