South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 114 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Article 13 - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Section 114-1335 - Disqualifications and Sanctions

A. The State will sanction an individual recipient who fails to cooperate with Food Stamp work requirements for the time periods shown below. The non-compliant recipient must serve the entire sanction period (unless they become exempt from work registration requirements, at which time the sanction is lifted) and comply with Food Stamp work requirements before eligibility may be reestablished.

B. When an individual(s) recipient in the Food Stamp Program is sanctioned in another means-tested program, such as the Family Independence Program, for failure to that the food stamp benefit will not increase as a result of the loss of income from the means-tested program until such time as he complies with Family Independence program requirements

C. When a Family Independence household receives a full-family sanction, the State will remove the non-compliant individual causing the sanction from the food stamp budget (unless he is exempt from food stamp work requirements) and any income he receives will continue to be counted in the food stamp budget. The food stamp benefit paid to the household at the time of the Family Independence case closure will not increase as a result of the loss of income from the Family Independence case closure. This process is limited to one year or until such time as the non-compliant individual complies with Family Independence program requirements or becomes exempt from food stamp work requirements, whichever is less.

D. When a Family Independence household receives a full-family sanction, the non-compliant individual causing the sanction will be removed from the food stamp budget and any income he receives will continue to be counted in the food stamp budget. Also, the Family Independence benefit that is being paid to the household at the time of the Family Independence case closure will continue to be counted in the household's food stamp budget. This process will continue until such time as the household is reinstated to a Family Independence benefit or until their eligibility for Family Independence related Medicaid ceases.

E. Individuals who are in arrears on court-ordered child support payments are disqualified from food stamp benefits until such time as they enter into an agreement with the court to make payments which will reduce the arrearage amount or until such time as they are no longer in arrears.