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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 7 - TREATMENT OF INCOME AND RESOURCES OF NONHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS › Section 17-663-83 - Treatment of income and resources of other nonhousehold members

Current through June, 2024
(a) For all other individuals living in the
				  same household who are not household members as defined in subsections
				  17-663-2(b) and (c) and who are not specifically mentioned in sections
				  17-663-82, 17-663-82.1, 17-663-82.2 and 17-663-82.3, the income and resources
				  of such individuals shall not be considered available to the household with
				  whom the individual resides.
(1) Cash
				  payments from nonhousehold members to the household will be considered income
				  under the normal income standards.
(2) Vendor payments shall be excluded as
				  income.
(3) If the household shares
				  deductible expenses with the nonhousehold members, only the amount actually
				  paid or contributed by the household shall be deducted as a household expense.
				  If the payments or contributions cannot be differentiated, the expenses shall
				  be prorated evenly among persons actually paying or contributing to the expense
				  and only the household's pro rata share shall be deducted.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 8 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-85 - Combined financial assistance/SFSP application process

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  In order to facilitate participation in the FSP, households applying for
				  financial assistance shall be notified of their right to apply for food stamp
				  benefits at the same time and shall be allowed to apply for food stamp benefits
				  at the same time the households apply for other assistance.
(b) A household's eligibility and benefit
				  level shall be based on food stamp eligibility criteria and the household shall
				  be certified in accordance with the notice, timeliness, and procedural
				  requirements of the food stamp rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 8 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-86 - Joint processing

Current through June, 2024
(a) Financial
				  assistance applications, except where the household indicates it does not want
				  food stamps, shall be processed as food stamp applications in accordance with
				  the regular food stamp processing standard. If it is unclear from the
				  application as to whether the household wants it processed for food stamp
				  purposes, the branch shall determine the household's intent at the interview or
				  through other contact with the household.
(b) The branch shall conduct a single
				  interview at initial certification for both financial assistance and food stamp
				  purposes.
(1) Financial assistance households
				  shall not be required to see a different worker; and
(2) Households shall not be relieved of the
				  responsibility for a personal interview in order to be certified for financial
				  assistance when a personal interview has been waived for the FSP.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 8 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-87 - Certification procedures for financial assistance households

Current through June, 2024
(a) A household where all members are
				  included in a single financial assistance payment shall have the household's
				  SNAP recertification completed at the same time the household is redetermined
				  for financial assistance.
(b) If a
				  financial assistance household has not had its financial assistance
				  redetermination completed timely, the department shall ensure that the SNAP
				  recertification is timely completed. In no event shall SNAP benefits be
				  continued beyond the end of the certification period.
(c) A household shall not be required to
				  report changes in the household's financial assistance grants, since the
				  department has prior knowledge of all changes in the financial assistance
				  grants.
(d) Except as provided in
				  subsection (c) a financial assistance household shall follow the same reporting
				  requirements as any other SNAP household, and shall use the SNAP change report
				  form or six-month report form. A financial assistance household which reports a
				  change in circumstances to the financial assistance worker shall be considered
				  to have reported the change for SNAP purposes.
(e) A household shall be notified:
(1) Whenever the household's benefits are
				  altered as a result of change in the financial assistance benefits;
				  or
(2) Whenever the household's
				  financial assistance benefits are terminated, but the household is still
				  eligible for SNAP benefits, its members shall be advised of SNAP work
				  registration requirements, if applicable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 8 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-88 - Mass changes in financial assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) When the
				  department makes an overall adjustment to financial assistance payments,
				  corresponding adjustments in the households' food stamp benefits shall be
				  handled as a mass change. When the branch has at least thirty days advance
				  knowledge of the amount of the financial assistance adjustment, the branch
				  shall recompute food stamp benefits to be effective in the same month- as the
				  financial assistance change. If the branch has less than thirty days advance
				  knowledge, the food stamp change shall be effective no later than the month
				  following the month in which the financial assistance change was
				  made.
(b) A notice of adverse
				  action shall not be required when a household's food stamp benefits are reduced
				  or terminated as a result Of a mass change in the financial assistance grant.
				  The branch shall send individual notices to households to inform the households
				  of the change. If a household requests a fair hearing, benefits shall be
				  continued at the former level only if the issue being appealed is that of food
				  stamp eligibility or that benefits were improperly computed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-92 - Participation of SSI households

Current through June, 2024
(a) SSI applicants
				  or recipients who have not applied for food stamps in the thirty preceding
				  days, or who do not have applications pending may apply for and participate in
				  the FSP as food stamp only households or aged, blind, or disabled households.
				  Households applying simultaneously for SSI and food stamps shall be subject to
				  food stamp eligibility criteria, and benefit levels shall be based solely on
				  food stamp eligibility criteria until the household is considered categorically
				  eligible. However, households in which all members are either AFDC or SSI
				  recipients or authorized to receive AFDC or SSI benefits shall be food stamp
				  eligible based on their AFDC/SSI status.
(b) Households in which all members are
				  participating in the SSI program shall have the option of applying for food
				  stamps at the Social Security Administration (SSA) office.
(c) Except for applications for residents of
				  public institutions who apply jointly for SSI and food stamp benefits prior to
				  their release from the institution, the branch office receiving SSA forwarded
				  applications shall make an eligibility determination and issue food stamp
				  benefits to eligible SSI households within thirty days following the date the
				  applications were received by the SSA office.
(1) Applications shall be considered filed
				  for normal processing purposes when the signed applications are received by the
				  SSA.
(2) Expedited processing time
				  standards shall begin on the date the appropriate food stamp application office
				  receives a signed food stamp application.
(A)
				  The branch shall prescreen all applications received from the SSA for
				  entitlement to expedited services on the day the applications are received at
				  the correct food stamp office.
(B)
				  All SSI households entitled to expedited service shall be certified in
				  accordance with established procedures for expedited services.
(3) Food stamp applications and
				  supporting documents sent to an incorrect branch office shall be sent to the
				  correct office by the receiving unit on the same day.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-93 - Verification

Current through June, 2024
(a) The branch shall ensure that all required
				  information is verified prior to certification for households initially
				  applying. Households entitled to expedited certification procedures shall be
				  processed in accordance with chapter 17-647.
(b) The branch may verify SSI benefits
				  through the state data exchange (SDX) and beneficiary data exchange (BENDEX) to
				  the extent permitted by data exchange agreements with SSA. The branch shall not
				  verify wage information through BENDEX.
(1)
				  Information verified through SDX or BENDEX shall not be reverified unless the
				  information is questionable.
(2)
				  Households shall be given the opportunity to provide verification from another
				  source if all necessary information is not available on the SDX or the BENDEX,
				  of if the SDX or BENDEX information is contradictory to other household
				  information and statements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-94 - Certification period

Current through June, 2024
(a) The branch
				  shall certify households, processed under these rules, for up to twelve months
				  according to established certification procedures provided in chapter
				  17-647.
(b) The branch shall send a
				  notice of expiration to jointly processed households in which the households
				  are subsequently denied SSI benefits and as a result, food stamp eligibility or
				  benefit level may be affected.
(c)
				  The notice of expiration shall include a statement that the:
(1) Certification period shall expire at the
				  end of the month following the month in which the notice is sent;
(2) Households shall reapply if the
				  households wish to continue to participate;
(3) Expiration of the certification period is
				  a result of changes in circumstances which may affect the households'
				  eligibility or benefit levels; and
(4) Households shall be entitled to an
				  out-of-office interview with established procedures as provided in chapter
				  17-647.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-95 - Reporting changes

Current through June, 2024
(a) The household
				  shall report changes to branches in accordance with established procedures
				  provided in chapter 17-650.
(b) The
				  branch shall process changes in accordance with established procedures provided
				  in chapter 17-680.
(1) The branch shall take
				  required action in accordance with chapter 17-680 upon learning of the
				  determination for SSI from the SDX, the household, advice from the SSA, or from
				  any other source.
(2) The branch
				  shall process adjustments to SSI cases resulting from mass change in accordance
				  with established procedures as provided in sections 17-649-11 and
				  17-649-14.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-96 - Restoration of lost benefits

Current through June, 2024
The branch shall restore to a household benefits which
					 were lost by an error by the branch or by the SSA through joint
					 processing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-97 - SSI households applying at the branch

Current through June, 2024
The branch shall allow SSI households to submit food stamp
					 applications to local food stamp offices rather than through the SSA if the
					 households choose. In such cases, all verification including documentation
					 pertaining to SSI program benefits shall be provided by the household, by SDX
					 or BENDEX, obtained by the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-98 - Work registration

Current through June, 2024
Household members applying for SSI and food stamps shall
					 have the work registration requirements waived until the members are
					 determined:
(1) Eligible for SSI and
				  thereby become exempt from work registration; or
(2) Ineligible for SSI. A determination of
				  the members' work registration statuses shall then be made through
				  recertification procedures in accordance with subchapter 3 of chapter
				  17-684.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-99 - Recertification

Current through June, 2024
(a) The branch shall complete the application
				  process and approve or deny timely applications for recertification in
				  accordance with established procedures provided in chapter 17-648.
(1) A personal interview shall be waived if
				  requested by a household consisting entirely of SSI participants unable to
				  appoint an authorized representative.
(2) The branch shall provide SSI households
				  with notices of expiration in accordance with established procedures provided
				  in chapter 17-648. The notices shall inform households consisting entirely of
				  SSI recipients that the households are entitled to a waiver of a personal
				  interview if the households are unable to appoint an authorized
				  representative.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 10 - RESIDENT FARM LABORERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES › Section 17-663-103 - Resident farm laborers

Current through June, 2024
Resident farm laborers shall be certified on the basis of
					 the farm laborers' primary source of income. The laborers shall be divided into
					 laborers who work for one employer and laborers who work for more than one
					 employer throughout the year. The certification periods and handling procedures
					 shall differ for each category depending upon the predictability of household
					 circumstances.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 10 - RESIDENT FARM LABORERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES › Section 17-663-104 - Single employer household

Current through June, 2024
(a) Farm laborers
				  whose primary source of income is from regular farm employment with the same
				  employer shall be certified for periods up to one year, providing that income
				  may be readily predicted and household circumstances are not likely to change.
				  The households are regularly employed for the entire year when the households
				  receive a regular monthly salary.
(b) For a regularly employed and paid farm
				  worker, the monthly income figure shall be used to determine the benefit level
				  for the entire certification period because it is regular and should not vary
				  from month to month.
(c) Households
				  which by contract derive the households' annual income in a period of time
				  shorter than one year shall have the income averaged over a twelve-month period
				  provided the income is not received on an hourly or piecework basis.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 10 - RESIDENT FARM LABORERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES › Section 17-663-106 - School employees

Current through June, 2024
(a) Households that
				  derive annual income in a period of time shorter than one year shall have the
				  income averaged over the twelve-month period, provided the income is not
				  received on an hourly or piecework basis. This provision includes teachers and
				  other school employees under a contract renewable on an annual basis. The
				  members shall be considered to be receiving compensation for an entire year
				  even though predetermined nonwork periods are involved or actual compensation
				  is scheduled for payment during the work periods only.
(b) The contract renewal process may involve:
(1) Signing a new contract each
				  year;
(2) Automatic renewal;
				  or
(3) As in cases of school
				  tenure, implied rehire rights and preclusion of the use of a written
				  contract.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-110 - Shelter for battered women and children

Current through June, 2024
"Shelter for battered women and children" means a public
					 or private nonprofit residential facility that serves battered women and
					 children. If such a facility serves other individuals, a portion of the
					 facility must be set aside on a long-term basis to serve only battered women
					 and children.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-111 - Shelter certification

Current through June, 2024
Prior to certifying its residents, shelters for battered
					 women and children must meet the department's definition of shelters. Shelters
					 having FNS authorization to redeem at wholesalers shall be considered as
					 meeting the definition.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-112 - Separate households

Current through June, 2024
(a) Shelter
				  residents may apply for and participate as a separate household from that
				  household resident who abused them.
(b) Shelter residents who are included as
				  separate households may receive an additional allotment only once a
				  month.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-113 - Certification

Current through June, 2024
Shelter residents who apply as separate households shall
					 be certified on the basis of their income and resources and the expenses for
					 which they are responsible. They shall be certified without regard to the
					 income, resources, and expenses of their former households. Jointly held
					 resources shall be considered inaccessible as set forth in section
					 17-663-117.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-115 - Expedited services

Current through June, 2024
Shelter residents eligible for expedited service shall be
					 handled in accordance with processing standards set forth in chapter
					 17-647.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-116 - Authorized representative

Current through June, 2024
Shelters for battered women and children may purchase food
					 in an authorized retail store when acting as an authorized representative of an
					 eligible individual or when using the coupons on the individual's
					 behalf.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-117 - Inaccessible resources

Current through June, 2024
Resources shall be considered inaccessible to persons
					 residing in shelters for battered women and children if:
(1) The resources are jointly owned by those
				  persons and by members of their former household; and
(2) The shelter resident's access to the
				  value of the resources is dependent on the agreement of a joint owner who still
				  resides in the former household.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-118 - Use of food stamp benefits

Current through June, 2024
Residents of shelters for battered women and children may
					 use their food stamp benefits to purchase meals prepared especially for them at
					 a shelter which is authorized by FNS to redeem at wholesalers or which redeems
					 at retailers as the authorized representative of a participating
					 household.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 11 - RESIDENTS OF SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN › Section 17-663-119 - Change in former household's composition

Current through June, 2024
The branch shall take prompt action to ensure that the
					 former household's eligibility or allotment reflects the change in household's
					 composition. Such action, shall include either shortening the certification
					 period by issuing a notice of expiration in accordance with chapter 17-648 to
					 the former household of shelter residents or acting on the reported change in
					 accordance with chapter 17-680 by issuing a notice of adverse action in
					 accordance with chapter 17-649.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-123 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
"Date of admission" means the date established by the
					 Immigration and Naturalization Service as the date the sponsored alien was
					 admitted for permanent residence.
"INA" means the Immigration and Nationality Act, Title 8
					 of the U.S. Code (8 USC).
"Sponsor" means a person who executed an affidavit or
					 affidavits of support or similar agreement on behalf of an alien as a condition
					 of the alien's admission into the United States as a permanent resident on or
					 after February 1, 1983.
"Sponsored alien" means an alien for whom a person (the
					 sponsor) has executed an affidavit of support (INS Form 1-864 or I-864A) on
					 behalf of the alien pursuant to section 213A of the INA.
"USCIS" means the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
					 Services (formerly known as Immigration and Naturalization Service
					 (INS)).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-124 - Deeming of sponsor's income and resources

Current through June, 2024
(a) For purposes of
				  this section, the department shall consider available to the household the
				  income and resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse only when a
				  sponsored alien is an eligible alien in accordance with section 17-655-44 and
				  the alien's sponsor signed the legally binding affidavit of support (USCIS Form
				  1-864 or 1-864A) on or after December 19, 1997.
(b) For purposes of determining the
				  eligibility and benefit level of a household of which an eligible sponsored
				  alien is a member, the department shall deem the income and resources of the
				  sponsor and the sponsor's spouse, provided the sponsor has executed USCIS Form
				  1-864 or 1-864A on or after December 19, 1997, as the unearned income and
				  resources of the sponsored alien.
(c) The department shall deem the sponsor's
				  income and resources until the alien:
(1)
				  Becomes a U. S. citizen;
(2) Has
				  worked for forty qualifying quarters as described in section
				  17-655-44;
(3) Can receive credit
				  for forty qualifying quarters of work as described in section 17-655-44;
				  or
(4) Sponsor dies.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-126 - Sponsored alien's responsibilities

Current through June, 2024
(a) During the
				  period the alien is subject to deeming, the eligible sponsored alien shall be
				  responsible for:
(1) Obtaining the
				  cooperation of his sponsor;
(2)
				  Providing the department with the information and documentation necessary to
				  calculate deemed income and resources; and
(3) Providing the names (or other identifying
				  factors) of other aliens for whom the alien's sponsor has signed a legally
				  binding affidavit of support on or after December 19, 1997.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-127 - Verification

Current through June, 2024
(a) The branch shall obtain and verify the
				  following information from the alien or alien's spouse both at the time of
				  initial application and at the time of recertification:
(1) The income and resources of the alien's
				  sponsor and the sponsor's spouse at the time of the alien's application,
				  recertification, and at the time of the monthly eligibility report for food
				  stamp assistance, except that resources need only be verified at the time of
				  the monthly report if questionable;
(2) The names or other identifying factors,
				  such as an alien registration number, of other aliens for whom the sponsor has
				  signed an affidavit of support or similar agreement.
(3) The provision of the Immigration and
				  Nationality Act under which the alien was admitted;
(4) The date of the alien's admission as a
				  lawful permanent resident as established by USCIS;
(5) The alien's date of birth, place of
				  birth, and alien registration number;
(6) The number of dependent's who are claimed
				  or could be claimed as dependents for federal income tax purposes of the
				  sponsor and the sponsor's spouse; and
(7) The name, address, and phone number of
				  the alien's sponsor.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-128 - Awaiting verification

Current through June, 2024
(a) If information
				  necessary to carry out the provisions of section 17-663-124 is not received or
				  verified [on a timely basis], the sponsored alien shall be ineligible until
				  such time as all necessary facts are obtained. The eligibility of any remaining
				  household members shall be determined.
(b) The income and resources of the
				  ineligible alien (excluding the deemed income and resources of the alien's
				  sponsor and sponsor's spouse) shall be treated in the same manner as a
				  disqualified member, as specified in subchapter 7, and considered available in
				  determining the eligibility and benefit level of the remaining household
				  members.
(c) If the sponsored alien
				  refuses to cooperate in providing and verifying needed information, other adult
				  members of the alien's household shall be responsible for providing and
				  verifying the required information in accordance with chapter 17-647.
(d) If the information or verification is
				  subsequently received, the branch shall act on the information as a reported
				  change in household membership in accordance with chapter 17-680.
(e) If the same sponsor is responsible for
				  the entire household, the entire household, with the exception of household
				  members who are exempt from sponsor deeming as specified in section
				  17-663-124(i), shall be ineligible until such time as the household provides
				  the needed sponsor information or verification. The branch shall assist aliens
				  in obtaining verification in accordance with the provisions of chapter
				  17-647.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-129 - Overpayment due to incorrect sponsor information

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any
				  sponsor of an alien and the alien shall be jointly and severably liable for
				  repayment of any overpayment of coupons as a result of incorrect information
				  provided by the sponsor. However, if the alien's sponsor had good cause or was
				  without fault for supplying the incorrect information, the alien's household
				  shall be solely liable for repayment of the overpayment. Examples of good cause
				  or without-fault are:
(1) Incorrect
				  application of state rules by the branch;
(2) The alien provided incorrect information
				  regarding the sponsor's income and assets and the sponsor was unaware of the
				  alien's actions; or
(3) The alien
				  sponsor was unable to provide accurate information regarding income and assets
				  because of a mental disorder.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-130 - Collecting claims against sponsors

Current through June, 2024
(a) The branch
				  shall initiate collection action by-sending the alien's sponsor a written
				  demand letter which informs the sponsor of the following:
(1) The amount owed;
(2) The reason for the claim; and
(3) How the sponsor may pay the
				  claim.
(4) That the sponsor shall
				  not be held responsible for repayment of the claim if the sponsor can
				  demonstrate that there was good cause or that the sponsor was without fault for
				  the incorrect information having been supplied to the branch. In addition, the
				  branch shall follow-up the written demand letter with personal contact, if
				  possible.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS › Section 17-663-131 - Collecting claims against alien households

Current through June, 2024
Prior to initiating collection action against the
					 household of a sponsored alien for repayment of an overpayment caused by
					 incorrect information having been supplied concerning the alien's sponsor or
					 sponsor's spouse, the branch shall determine whether such incorrect information
					 was supplied due to inadvertent error or intentional program violation on the
					 part of the alien.
(1) If sufficient
				  documentary evidence exists to substantiate that the incorrect information
				  concerning the alien's sponsor or sponsor's spouse was provided due to
				  intentional program violation on the part of the alien, the branch shall pursue
				  the case in accordance with chapter 17-604.1. The claim against the alien's
				  household shall be handled as an inadvertent household error claim prior to the
				  determination of intentional program violation by the administrative
				  disqualification hearing official or a court of appropriate
				  jurisdiction.
(2) If the branch
				  determines that the incorrect information was supplied due to misunderstanding
				  or unintended error on the part of the sponsored alien, the claim shall be
				  handled as an inadvertent household error claim, in accordance with chapter
				  17-683. These actions shall be taken regardless of the current eligibility of
				  the sponsored alien or the alien's household.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 13 - MILITARY HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-135 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to govern, the manner in
					 which the income of households including active duty military personnel are to
					 be budgeted.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 13 - MILITARY HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-136 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
"COLA" means the federal cost of living adjustment payment
					 given to all military personnel in Hawaii.
"LES" means the leave and earnings statement which is an
					 accounting of the earned income received and deductions taken from military
					 pay.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 13 - MILITARY HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-137 - Military income

Current through June, 2024
(a) Income for
				  military personnel shall include basic wages, sea duty payment (SEA), basic
				  allowance for housing (BAH), cost of living subsistence (BAS), and cost of
				  living allowance (COLA), as shown on the leave and earnings statement
				  (LES).
(b) The clothing maintenance
				  allowance (CMA) shall be considered a reimbursement.
(c) A household living on base shall be
				  considered to be receiving in-kind benefit when no BAH amount is shown on the
				  LES.
(d) A household living on base
				  receiving a BAH amount and which has an equivalent amount or a portion of
				  housing deducted shall have the total BAH amount shown on the LES counted as
				  earned income. The household may be eligible for a shelter deduction for the
				  payment for housing shown on the LES.
(e) Military income shall be budgeted in
				  accordance with chapter 17-681, except as specified in this
				  subchapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 13 - MILITARY HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-138 - Treatment of military personnel's income when individual is temporarily deployed to duty away from home

Current through June, 2024
(a) When a military
				  person is removed from the food stamp household because of deployment, the
				  income that is left to the household which originates from the military pay
				  shall be treated as unearned income.
(b) Only that portion of the military
				  person's income which is available to the household either in the form of an
				  allotment, directly deposited into a joint or spouse's bank account or
				  contributed to the household, shall be counted as income to the food stamp
				  household.
(c) When a military
				  person returns to the household after being temporarily deployed, the person's
				  earnings shall be prospectively budgeted in accordance with chapter 17-680.
				  However, that portion of the household's income which originated from the
				  military personnel's earnings, such as an allotment, shall not be budgeted in
				  determining the household's eligibility or level of benefits.
(d) Any additional payment received by a
				  military person who has been deployed to a designated combat zone shall be
				  excluded from household income for the duration of the military person's
				  deployment if the additional pay is the result of deployment to or while
				  serving in a combat zone, and the additional income was not received
				  immediately prior to serving in the combat zone.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 15 - HOMELESS SNAP HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-152 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
"Homeless individual" means an individual who lacks a
					 fixed and regular nighttime residence or an individual whose primary nighttime
					 residence is:
(1) A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary
					 accommodations (such as a welfare hotel or congregate shelter);.
(2) A halfway house or similar institution that provides
					 temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;
(3) A temporary accommodation for not more than ninety days
					 in the residence of another individual; or
(4) A place not designed for, or ordinarily used, as a
					 regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (a hallway, a bus station, a
					 lobby, or similar places).
"Homeless meal provider" means a public or private
					 nonprofit establishment (e.g. soup kitchen, temporary shelter), that feeds
					 homeless persons or a restaurant which has been approved by the Food Stamp
					 Program Office to offer meals at low or reduced prices to homeless
					 persons.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 15 - HOMELESS SNAP HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-153 - Participation of homeless food stamp households

Current through June, 2024
(a) Homeless
				  food stamp individuals as defined in section 17-663-152 shall be permitted to
				  use their food stamp benefits to purchase prepared meals from homeless meal
				  providers authorized by FNS as specified in section 17-663-155.
(b) The use of food stamp benefits to
				  purchase prepared meals from the homeless meal providers shall be on a
				  voluntary basis. If other individuals have the option of eating free or making
				  a monetary donation, food stamp recipients shall be provided the same option of
				  eating free or making a donation in money or food stamps.
(c) If the homeless food stamp individual
				  chooses to use food stamp benefits to purchase prepared meals from the homeless
				  meal providers, the household shall not be entitled to any cash change or
				  credit slips from the milk provider.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 15 - HOMELESS SNAP HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-154 - Approval of homeless meal providers

Current through June, 2024
(a) Establishments
				  or shelters who wish to become homeless meal providers shall submit an
				  application with the Food Stamp Program Office (FSPO). The FSPO shall approve
				  the application form for homeless establishments and shelters when the FSPO is
				  satisfied upon sufficient evidence that the establishment or shelter does in
				  fact serve meals to homeless persons.
(b) The FSPO shall make the determination
				  that the applicant meal provider is serving meals to homeless individuals by
				  one or a combination of the following methods:
(1) Conducting an on-site investigation of
				  the establishment or shelter;
(2)
				  Examining the establishment's records;
(3) Confirming with other licensing agencies,
				  e.g., department of health, that the establishment is authorized to prepare and
				  serve meals to the public; or
(4)
				  Through collateral contacts designated by the establishment.
(A) The collateral contact may be made either
				  in person or by the telephone;
(B)
				  The acceptability of a collateral contact shall not be restricted to a
				  particular individual or organization but may be any individual or organization
				  who may be expected to provide an accurate third-party verification of the
				  establishment's statements; and
(C)
				  Examples of acceptable collateral contacts include:
(i) Landlords;
(ii) Social service agencies; or
(iii) Other governmental agencies.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 15 - HOMELESS SNAP HOUSEHOLDS › Section 17-663-155 - Participation of homeless meal providers

Current through June, 2024
(a) Homeless meal
				  providers as defined in section 17-663-152 shall be responsible for obtaining
				  approval from the FSPO as set forth in section 17-663-154 that it does serve
				  meals to homeless persons.
(b) Upon
				  receipt of the approval notification from the FSPO, the homeless meal provider
				  shall apply with the local FNS office to qualify for authorization to accept
				  food stamps from homeless food stamp recipients and shall provide FNS with the
				  written. approval notice from FSPO. The FNS office shall make the final
				  decision whether the establishment or shelter shall be authorized as a homeless
				  meal provider.
(c) Authorized
				  homeless meal providers may only request voluntary use of food stamps from
				  homeless food stamp recipients and may not request such households using food
				  stamps to pay more than the average cost of the food purchased by the homeless
				  meal provider contained in a meal served to the patrons of the meal service.
				  For purposes of this section, "average cost" is determined by averaging food
				  costs over a period of up to one calendar month. Voluntary payments by food
				  stamp recipients in excess of such costs may be accepted by the meal providers.
				  The value of donated foods from any source shall not be considered in
				  determining the amount to be requested from food stamp recipients. All indirect
				  costs, such as those incurred in the acquisition, storage, or preparation of
				  the foods used in meals shall also be excluded.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 16 - PRERELEASE APPLICATIONS FROM RESIDENTS OF INSTITUTIONS › Section 17-663-159 - Prerelease applicants

Current through June, 2024
(a) Households
				  whose members are residents of a public institution which applies for SSI under
				  the SSA's Prerelease Program for the Institutionalized shall be allowed to
				  apply for food stamp benefits jointly with their application for SSI prior to
				  their release from the institution.
(b) The local SSA office shall be responsible
				  to determine whether the applicant who is applying for both SSI and food stamp
				  benefits is a resident of an authorized public institution. If the applicant is
				  no longer a resident of the institution and the application appears to be
				  questionable, the branch shall confirm with the local SSA office whether the
				  applicant had filed its joint application while a resident of an authorized
				  public institution.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 16 - PRERELEASE APPLICATIONS FROM RESIDENTS OF INSTITUTIONS › Section 17-663-160 - Application processing for residents who have applied under the SSA's prerelease program for the institutionalized

Current through June, 2024
(a) Residents of
				  public institutions applying for SSI and food stamp benefits shall complete a
				  single application for both SSI and food stamps before being released from the
				  institution.
(b) The date of
				  application shall be the date the resident is released from the institution.
				  For residents of public institutions applying for food stamp benefits prior to
				  their release from the institution, he branch shall meet the appropriate
				  processing time frames as stated in chapter 17-647 for each applicant
				  household.
(c) The benefit level
				  for the initial month of certification shall be based on the date of the month
				  the household is released from the institution.