Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) This rule establishes the transitional
benefit alternative (TBA). A client participating in TBA continues to receive
SNAP benefits without reduction during the transition period. The transition
period is five months. If the filing group (see OAR
461-110-0310 and
461-110-0370) separates into two
groups during the TBA period, only the group containing the head of household
continues in the TBA.
(2) In the
SNAP program, a client who receives a cash grant from the Department in the
SFPSS or TANF programs may participate in TBA when the benefits are stopped,
except as provided in section (4) of this rule.
(3) The benefit level for the transition
period is based on countable (see OAR
461-001-0000) income for SNAP
during the last month before TBA begins, but the Title IV-A grant is not
counted as income. Once it is established, the TBA benefit level is changed
only when;
(a) The filing group submits a new
application in the SNAP program and will receive more SNAP benefits if they are
not using the TBA reporting system;
(b) A member of the filing group leaves and
applies for SNAP benefits as a member of another household; or
(c) The Department initiates a change
identified in OAR 461-170-0200.
(4) A household may not
participate in TBA in each of the following situations:
(a) A member of the filing group is receiving
benefits of the TANF program.
(b)
The TANF benefits are stopped because the household does not reside in
Oregon.
(c) The TANF benefits are
stopped because of a change that results in ineligibility for TANF and the
household failed to complete a timely report or to complete a required action
on time.
(d) As of the date the
TANF case closed, an individual in the household was serving a penalty imposed
in the TANF program.
(e) The TANF
benefits are stopped at the request of the household after the household is
informed of an impending disqualification in the TANF program.
(f) The head of household becomes ineligible
for the SNAP program because he or she lives in an institution or in a facility
that provides at least 50 percent of the meals.
(g) A member of the
financial
group (see OAR
461-110-0530) is subject to a
penalty in the SNAP program because of the individual's conduct, for instance,
because the individual:
(A) Was excluded from
the need group under OAR
461-110-0630;
(B) Was penalized for failure to meet a
requirement of an employment program;
(C) Was ineligible for SNAP benefits under
OAR 461-105-0410; or
(D) Was ineligible for or disqualified from
participation in the SNAP program because of a failure to comply with a
requirement of the program to provide complete and accurate information to the
Department.
(h) A member
of the financial group becomes ineligible for the SNAP program
because of the SNAP time limit imposed under OAR
461-135-0520.
(5) Once the TBA benefits have
ended, a client's eligibility for the SNAP program is determined on the basis
of a new application.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050,
411.060,
411.070 &
411.816
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
409.050,
411.060,
411.070,
411.816,
411.825 &
411.837
