Memorandums and Practice Points

FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT:  INTRODUCING EXPERIAN VERIFY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL REVISION # 0110.025.05 0110.060.00 0110.060.05 0110.060.10 0110.060.15 1102.005.05 1102.015.05 1802.030.00 1805.030.05   DISCUSSION: Starting April 2, 2024, Experian Verify is available through a partnership with the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to verify earned income information for SNAP-related case […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE (NAC) MATCHES FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL REVISION # 1105.015.15 1125.025.00 1141.010.15   DISCUSSION: The NAC is a system developed by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to be used nationwide to compare data between states and prevent duplicate SNAP benefit issuances. […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: REVISION TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) TYPES OF MEDICAL COSTS ALLOWED MANUAL REVISION # 1115.035.15.10   DISCUSSION: SNAP policy section 1115.035.15.10 Types of Medical Costs Allowed has been renamed to 1115.035.15.10 Types of Medical Expenses Allowed. Additional changes are listed below: Policy and terminology is expanded, updated and re-formatted. […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: UPDATES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) RECONCILIATION – COVERED EARNINGS SECTION MANUAL REVISION # 1105.098.20   DISCUSSION: Some immigrants must have 40 qualifying quarters of coverage under Title II of the Social Security Act or be credited with such quarters to be eligible for SNAP. 1105.098.20 Reconciliation – […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) APPLICATION, FS-1, UPDATED FORM REVISION # FS-1 FS-1 (Dari) FS-1 (Spanish) FS-1 (Pashto) FS-1 (Large Print)     DISCUSSION: The SNAP Application (FS-1) has been updated with the following changes: Instructions to return the form were added, New Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) ages were […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: UPDATES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) CLAIMS PROCESS AND DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE CLAIM FOR SIMPLIFIED REPORTING HOUSEHOLDS MANUAL SECTIONS MANUAL REVISION # 1142.010.00 1142.035.10.05   DISCUSSION: Effective October 1, 2023, the threshold for establishing claims for participating households for Administrative Error (AE) and Inadvertent Household Error […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: JANUARY 2024 COLA ADJUSTMENT OF SSA/SSI/VA/RR INCOME FOR ALL INCOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS EXCEPT MAGI MO HEALTHNET MANUAL REVISION # APPENDIX B APPENDIX D APPENDIX E APPENDIX J APPENDIX K   DISCUSSION: In January 2024, all Social Security Administration (SSA), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans Administration (VA), and Railroad Retirement (RR) […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL UPDATE REMOVING LINKS TO OBSOLETE FAMIS USER GUIDES MANUAL REVISION # 1102.000.00 1102.005.02 1102.015.55 1115.015.00 1115.035.30  1135.010.10   DISCUSSION: The SNAP manual is updated to remove links to obsolete charts and guides. Access FAMIS Resources for information previously found in the obsolete charts and […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: REPORTING CHANGES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) PARTICIPANTS FLYER UPDATED FORM REVISION # IM-4Reporting Changes for SNAP IM-4Reporting Changes for SNAP – Spanish   DISCUSSION: The English and Spanish versions of the Reporting Changes for SNAP Participants Flyer have been updated in the internal and public forms manuals. The […]

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: UPDATED ONLINE CHANGE REPORT FOR FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION (FSD) PROGRAMS   DISCUSSION: The online change report was updated to make the form easily accessible to participants and to capture information allowing FSD to complete many changes without requesting more information from participants. Participants can access the change report online at […]