Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 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
