Category: Food Stamp Home

FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  ACTION TAKEN ON YOUR FOOD STAMP CASE (IM-112) UPDATED

FORM REVISION #
IM-112

DISCUSSION:

The Action Taken on Your Food Stamp Case (IM-112) has been revised to replace Food Stamps with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The form name is now titled Action Taken on Your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Case. The document number (IM-112) has not changed.

The instructions document for the IM-112 is obsolete.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
• Destroy all (5-06) and older versions of this form.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  UPDATES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL SECTION EU PROVIDES REQUESTED VERIFICATION/TAKES REQUIRED ACTION AFTER REJECTION

MANUAL REVISION #
1130.027.00

DISCUSSION:

The “EU Provides Requested Verification/Takes Required Action After Rejection” section of the SNAP manual (1130.027.00) was renamed “Household Provides Requested Verification/Takes Required Action After Rejection. In addition, the section revision includes the following updates:

• “Food Stamps” was changed to “SNAP”
• “EU” was changed to “household”
• A clarification was made that the policy only applies to initial SNAP applications
• The definition of participant error was added
• A note was added for where to look for policy regarding recertification applications

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  FILLABLE DRUG CONVICTION EXCEPTION DETERMINATION WORKSHEET FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

FORM REVISION #
IM-366

DISCUSSION:

The SNAP Drug Conviction Exception Determination Worksheet (IM-366) is now fillable.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  UPDATE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL FOR TYPES OF CLAIMS

MANUAL REVISION #
1142.010.00
1142.015.00
1142.015.05
1142.015.10
1142.015.10.05
1142.015.15
1142.015.15.05

DISCUSSION:

Updates have been made to the following SNAP policies:

• 1142.010.00 Claims Process
• 1142.015.00 Types of Claims
• 1142.015.05 Administrative Error
• 1142.015.10 Inadvertent Household Error
• 1142.015.10.05 Suspected Program Violation
• 1142.015.15 Intentional Program Violation
• 1142.015.15.05 Trafficking

These updates include changing food stamps to SNAP, changing EU(s) to household(s), raising the threshold for establishing claims, and updating the intentional program violation process.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  UPDATES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL EXEMPTIONS TO NOTICE OF ADVERSE ACTION

MANUAL REVISION #
1140.025.10.05

DISCUSSION:

Memorandum IM-73 July 6, 2021 Returned Mail for All Income Maintenance (IM) Programs provided revisions to the SNAP policy manual, section 1140.025.10.05 Exemptions to Notice of Adverse Action; when returned mail is received with or without an updated address, no notice is forwarded to a household.

The policy has also been revised with information regarding:

• households whose members are all deceased
• clarification that an adverse action is needed for an Intentional Program Violation (IPV) determined in another state that is found through a disqualified recipient match

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  CENSUS INCOME FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

DISCUSSION:

Temporary Census income, introduced in IM-70 Temporary Census Employees Earnings, was excluded as income for SNAP during the 2020 Census project. Census income is now included income for SNAP.

Census income should be entered as:

• Type – Earned Income (EI)
• Source – Census Temporary (CT)

The system has been updated to include Census income on SNAP cases.

The FAMIS Income Code chart has been updated.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  UPDATES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL TYPES OF MEDICAL COST ALLOWED

MANUAL REVISION #
1115.035.15.10

DISCUSSION:

The SNAP manual was updated to include certain types of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil and medication packaging services such as MedBox and PillPack as allowable prescription expenses per clarification from the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).

NECESSARY ACTION:

Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  ALLOWABLE SHELTER COSTS UPDATE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL

MANUAL REVISION #
1115.035.25.05

DISCUSSION:

The Allowable Shelter Costs section of the SNAP manual was updated to include association fees in the condominium fee (CF) expense type. Association fees were already an allowable shelter expense and should be included as a deduction in a household’s budget calculation using the (CF) expense code.

The Condo Fees (CF) expense label in the Shelter Expense code table in FAMIS has been updated to state Condo and Association Fees.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  UPDATES MADE TO THE ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM FOR THE HOMELESS STANDARD DEDUCTION

DISCUSSION:

Eligibility system updates have been completed for the Select Worker Initiated Budget Calculation Area (SELWIBCA) to include the Homeless Standard Deduction (HSD) for SNAP which was previously introduced in memo IM-139 September 4, 2020.

When calculating a Worker Initiated Budget Calculation (WIBCA), the system will now automatically allow for the HSD in the budget calculation if the participant is paying a qualifying expense and has been marked as homeless on the Application Detail screen. The HSD is triggered in the WIBCA by entering an amount in the Shelter Expense field under MONTHLY EXPENSES. If the participant is not paying a shelter expense, the HSD is not included in the calculation.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING YOUR FOOD STAMP APPLICATION/FOOD STAMP RIGHTS FORM REVISION

FORM REVISION #
IM-31F
IM-31F (Spanish)

DISCUSSION:

The Instructions for Making Your Food Stamp Application/Food Stamp Rights (IM-31F) English & Spanish forms have been revised to replace Food Stamps with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The form title has been updated to “Applying for SNAP Benefits”. The form number has not changed.

The revised form is available for participants and staff to access in the Department of Social Services (DSS) Manuals Income Maintenance (IM) Forms Manual.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
• Use only the IM-31F with the 10/2021 revision date.
• Obsolete and discard all previous versions of the IM-31F and instructions.

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