Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
4.207.1
Newly-Certified and Ongoing Households
A. All households shall be placed on an
issuance schedule so that they receive their benefits on or about the same date
each month. The date on which a household receives its initial allotment after
certification need not be the date that the household must receive any
subsequent allotments.
B. All newly
certified households shall be given an opportunity to participate no later than
thirty (30) calendar days following the date the application was filed.
Households eligible for expedited service shall be given an opportunity to
participate no later than seven (7) calendar days following the date the
application was filed. Day one (1) is the first calendar day after the
application is received by a local office in the correct county. An opportunity
to participate consists of providing households with an active EBT card and
PIN, posting benefits to the household's EBT account, and making benefits
available for spending.
Local offices shall utilize a mailing system to mail EBT
cards and PINs, if applicable, by the twenty-eighth
(28th) day to ensure that the benefits can be spent
by the thirty (30) day standard. Local offices shall, at a minimum, use first
class mail to send EBT cards to households.
C. Households that apply for initial month's
benefits after the fifteenth (15th) day of the
month, that fulfill eligibility requirements, and are determined eligible to
receive benefits for the initial month of application and the next subsequent
month, shall receive their prorated allotment for the initial month of
application and their first full month's allotment at the same time. Expedited
households applying for initial benefits after the fifteenth
(15th) of the month for which verification has been
postponed shall be entitled to a combined first
(1st) and second (2nd)
months' benefits in the same timeframes as above. The postponed verification
shall be provided prior to the third calendar month or the application shall be
denied.
D. An eligible household
shall have an opportunity to receive its benefits prior to the end of the
period of intended use. The period of intended use is defined as the month in
which benefits are issued. For households certified after the twentieth
(20th) of the month, the period of intended use is
the balance of the month for which benefits are authorized through the last day
of the following month.
4.207.2
Initial Month Allotment
Prorating
A. The household benefit
level for the initial month of application shall be based on the day of the
month it applies for benefits. Benefits for the initial month shall be prorated
from the date of application to the end of the month. Applicant households
consisting of residents of a public institution who apply jointly for SSI and
SNAP prior to release from an institution will have their eligibility
determined for the month in which the applicant household was released from the
institution. The benefit level for the initial month of certification shall be
based on the date of the month the household is released from the institution
and the household shall receive benefits from the date of the household's
release through the end of the month. Eligible households are entitled to a
full month allotment for all months except an initial month of
application.
B. The only exception
to the proration policy shall be migrant and seasonal farm worker households
who are in the job stream and the break in participation does not exceed thirty
(30) days. These households are entitled to a full month allotment.
C. The state automated system will utilize
the exact number of days in the calendar month to determine the proration of
benefits. The following formula shall be used to determine the amount of
prorated benefits:
1. Number of days in month
plus one;
2. Subtract the date of
application;
3. Multiply by the
full month's benefits the household is eligible to receive;
4. Divide by the number of days in the
application month.
4.207.3
Benefit Allotment
A. After eligibility has been established,
the monthly SNAP benefit allotment will be determined. The state automated
system will compute the household's allotment. The following formula shall be
used to determine a household's benefit allotment.
1. Multiply the net monthly income by thirty
percent (30%)
2. Subtract the
result from the maximum benefit allowed for the appropriate household size, as
shown in D below.
3. Round the
result down to the nearest dollar.
B. If the calculation of benefits for an
initial month yields an allotment of less than the federal minimum allotment
referenced in 4.207.3(D), no benefits shall be issued to the household for the
initial month.
For eligible households that are entitled to no benefits in
their initial month of application, but are entitled to benefits in subsequent
months, the local office shall certify the household for a certification period
beginning with the month of application.
Except for households that are eligible under BCE or ECE,
households with three or more members who are entitled to zero benefits shall
have their SNAP application denied. This provision does not apply if zero
benefits are due to the pro-ration requirements or due to the initial month's
allotment being less than the federal minimum allotment referenced in
4.207.3(D).
C. Except for an
initial month, if the allotment for a one- or two-person household is less than
the federal minimum allotment referenced in 4.207.3 D, round the allotment up
to the minimum benefit allowed for a one- or two-person household.
D. The SNAP maximum and minimum monthly
benefit allotment tables will be adjusted as announced by the USDA, FNS.
|
Household Size
|
Maximum Monthly Allotment
Effective October 1, 2023
|
|
1
|
$291
|
|
2
|
$535
|
|
3
|
$766
|
|
4
|
$973
|
|
5
|
$1,155
|
|
6
|
$1,386
|
|
7
|
$1,532
|
|
8
|
$1,751
|
|
Each additional person
|
+$219
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Household Size
|
Minimum Monthly Allotment
Effective October 1, 2023
|
|
1-2
|
$23
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