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340:50-11-111. Categorically eligible household
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Revised 6-1-11

 

(a) Purpose.  This Part includes the requirements for establishing categorically eligible households for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

(b) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

  • (1) "Categorically eligible household" means:
    • (A) any household, as defined in OAC 340:50-11-20, in which all members receive or are authorized to receive:
      • (i) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance; or
      • (ii) a combination of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and TANF cash assistance;
    • (B) any household in which all members receive or are authorized to receive SSI; or
    • (C) any household in which members receive or are authorized to receive services through the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative except as excluded in (d) of this Section.  • 1
  • (2) "Authorized to receive" means the person has been determined eligible for benefits and has been notified of this determination even though the benefits have not yet been received.  • 2

(c) Suspended, recouped, or benefit not issued.  The fact that TANF or SSI benefits were suspended, recouped, or are less than the minimum amount paid has no impact on a determination of categorical eligibility.

(d) Ineligible households.  A household is not classified as a categorically eligible household when the:

  • (1) entire household is institutionalized and the institution is not listed at OAC 340:50-5-25 as an institution where residents may participate in SNAP; or
  • (2) household contains a sponsored alien.

INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF 340:50-11-111

 

Revised 6-1-11

 

1.   Households are required to meet the income guidelines according to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Appendix C-3, Maximum Food Benefit Allotments and Standards for Income and Deductions (Maximum gross income standards without elderly/disabled members or Maximum net income standards for households with elderly/disabled members that are not pure SSI and/or TANF households).

2.  When approved for food benefits, the certification notice advises households they are authorized to receive services through the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative.

 
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