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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart D - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS › Section 121.62 - Income Which Must Be Annualized

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a)
				Self-Employment income must be annualized over a twelve month period even if
				received over a shorter period of time if it represents the household's annual
				income. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, household income resulting from
				the self-employment of a member in a farming operation, who derives income from
				such farming operation and who has irregular expenses (those expenses incurred
				less often than monthly) to produce such income, may, at the option of the
				household, be calculated by averaging such income and expenses over a 12-month
				period.
b) Self-employment income
				intended to meet the household's needs for only part of the year shall be
				averaged only for that period.
c)
				Resident farm laborer income shall be annualized over twelve months if it is
				received during the work season but is the only source of income for the
				year.
d) School and other
				contractual employees who receive income over a period of time shorter than one
				year shall have income annualized over a twelve month period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart D - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS › Section 121.63 - Deductions from Monthly Income

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a) The
				deductions described in this Section shall be allowed in the determination of
				the adjusted net monthly SNAP income.
b) Earned Income Deduction. Eighty percent of
				total gross earned income is considered. See Sections
				121.40 through
				121.54 for a description of
				earned income.
c) Standard
				Deduction. The standard deduction for a household size of one through three
				persons is $194. The standard deduction for a household size of four persons is
				$204. The standard deduction for a household size of five persons is $240. For
				households of six or more persons, the standard deduction is $275. Due to the
				Standard Medical Deduction Demonstration Project, the standard deduction will
				be adjusted as explained in subsection (h).
d) Dependent Care Deduction
1) The dependent care deduction consists of
				payments for the care of a child or other dependent when necessary for a
				household member to accept or continue employment or to seek employment in
				compliance with the job search criteria or to attend training or pursue
				education which is preparatory for employment (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code
				112.70 through
				112.83).
2) The amount of the deduction is to be
				determined by the actual costs for care per month for each dependent household
				member.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart D - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS › Section 121.64 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit Amount

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a) The monthly
				Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount is determined
				by subtracting 30% of the adjusted net monthly income from the maximum monthly
				SNAP benefit amount.
b) Maximum
				Monthly SNAP Benefit Amount:
Household Size
Amount
1...........................................................
$291
2...........................................................
$535
3...........................................................
$766
4...........................................................
$973
5...........................................................
$1,155
6...........................................................
$1,386
7...........................................................
$1,532
8...........................................................
$1,751
Each additional member.......................
$219
c)
				All one and two-person households will receive a minimum monthly food stamp
				benefit amount of $23.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart E - HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT › Section 121.70 - Composition of the Assistance Unit

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a)
				The food stamp unit shall contain all members of the household. For food stamp
				purposes, the definition of household is:
1)
				An individual living alone;
2) An
				individual living with others but customarily purchasing food and preparing
				meals for home consumption separate and apart from others;
3) A group of individuals who live together
				and customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home
				consumption;
4) An individual and
				the individual's spouse, if present, who meets each of the following
				conditions:
A) lives with others and is 60
				years of age or older; and
B) is
				unable to buy food and prepare meals because the individual suffers from
				either:
i) a disability that is considered
				permanent under the Social Security Act as determined by a statement from the
				Social Security Administration or a physician licensed under the Medical
				Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ] or a psychologist licensed under the
				Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act [225 ILCS 15 ] or if the disability is
				obvious, by the observation of the caseworker, for example, permanent loss of
				use of both hands; or
ii) a
				non-disease related severe, permanent disability. A "non-disease related
				severe, permanent disability" is a disability that may or may not be listed in
				the preamble to Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act (
				42 U.S.C.
				421(i) ), but which prevents
				the individual from purchasing and preparing his own meals as observed by the
				caseworker, or verified by a statement from a physician licensed under the
				Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ] or a psychologist licensed under
				the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act [225 ILCS 15]; and
C) the gross nonexempt income of the other
				individuals with whom the elderly disabled individual (and spouse) is living is
				not more than 165 percent of the poverty level. For information on "nonexempt
				gross income", see Sections
				121.30
				through
				121.34,
				121.40,
				and
				121.50
				through
				121.55.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart E - HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT › Section 121.72 - Nonhousehold Members

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Any of the following persons who reside with a food stamp
				  household shall not be considered household members, but such persons may, if
				  otherwise eligible, participate in the program as separate households:
a) Roomers - Individuals to whom a household
				furnishes lodging, but not meals, for compensation;
b) Live-in-attendants - Individuals who
				reside with a household to provide medical, housekeeping, child care or other
				similar personal services;
c)
				Students who fail to meet student eligibility requirements in Section
				121.75; and
d) Other - Individuals who share living
				quarters with the household but who do not customarily purchase food and
				prepare meals with the household (see Section
				121.70(b)
				for exceptions).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart E - HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT › Section 121.73 - Ineligible Household Members

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The income of ineligible household members, not eligible to
				  participate in SNAP, is used in determining eligibility and level of benefits
				  for the remaining eligible household members. The assets of ineligible
				  household members not eligible to participate in SNAP are used in determining
				  eligibility for the remaining eligible household members, if the household is
				  not categorically eligible (see Section
				  121.76
				  ). The following are ineligible household members:
a) Individuals disqualified for intentional
				violation of the program,
b)
				Individuals sanctioned due to failure to comply with the work provisions,
				and
c) Individuals excluded:
1) For refusal to meet the SSN requirements
				of Section
				121.22;
				or
2) As an ineligible
				alien.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart E - HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT › Section 121.74 - Strikers

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a)
1)A striker is anyone directly involved in:
A) a strike, or
B) a work stoppage planned by employees,
				including a work stoppage because a contract expired, or
C) a slowdown planned by employees,
				or
D) other interruption of
				operations planned by employees.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart E - HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT › Section 121.75 - Students

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a) To participate
				in the program, students between 18 and 49 who are physically and mentally fit
				(i.e., do not have a permanent or temporary disability) and are enrolled at
				least half-time in an institution of higher education must meet one of the
				following requirements:
1) employed at least
				20 hours per week and paid for this employment or, if self-employed, employed
				at least 20 hours per week and earn at least 20 times the Federal Minimum
				Wage;
2) approved to participate in
				a state or federally-funded work study program for the school term and the
				individual expects to work during that time;
3) responsible for the care of a dependent
				household member under the age of six;
4) responsible for the care of a dependent
				household member, who is at least age six but less than age 12, for whom child
				care is not available. Child care is considered available only when:
A) the child is receiving child care services
				for 24 or more hours a week; or
B)
				there is a household member age 18 or older, other than the student, who is
				available to provide the care (for example, is unemployed and living at home)
				and the member is not physically or mentally incapacitated;
5) receiving Temporary Assistance
				for Needy Families (TANF);
6)
				enrolled in a program under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA);
7) enrolled as a result of the JOBS Program
				under Title IV of the Social Security Act or its successor;
8) enrolled full-time in an institution of
				higher education and is a single parent or person providing parental control
				whose spouse is not in the home and is responsible for the care of a dependent
				child under age 12;
9) enrolled in
				any education or training program (including college) required by the SNAP
				Employment and Training Program;
10) participating in an on-the-job training
				program; or
11) enrolled in an
				employment and training program operated by a state or local government, such
				as those offered by community colleges under a career and technical education
				program as defined by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
				2006, or in courses of study for remedial education, basic adult education,
				literacy, or English as a second language.
12) determined to be eligible to participate
				in a state or federal work-study program by the institution of higher education
				during the regular school year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart E - HOUSEHOLD CONCEPT › Section 121.76 - Categorically Eligible Households

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a)
				A categorically eligible household is:
1) A
				household in which all members are authorized to receive TANF or SSI, including
				SSI cases in recoupment or suspension status. These households are not subject
				to:
A) asset limits (see Section
				121.57) ; or
B) gross or net income limits (see Section
				121.60 and
				Section
				121.61)
				.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.92 - Budgeting

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a) All food stamp
				households shall have income and attendant circumstances budgeted on a
				prospective basis.
b) The payment
				month is the fiscal month the food stamp benefits cover.
c) The payment month for each food stamp case
				is determined by the schedule in which the household is placed. The schedule
				also governs the approximate availability date of the food stamp benefits.
SCHEDULE NUMBER
PAYMENT MONTH DATES
00
1st through last Day of
							 Calendar Month
01
1st through last Day of
							 Calendar Month
02
1st through last Day of
							 Calendar Month
03
1st through last Day of
							 Calendar Month
04
1st through last Day of
							 Calendar Month
05
16th through
							 15th Day of next Calendar Month
06
16th through
							 15th Day of next Calendar Month
07
16th through
							 15th Day of next Calendar Month
08
16th through
							 15th Day of next Calendar Month
09
16th through
							 15th Day of next Calendar Month
22
1st through last Day of
							 Calendar Month
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.93 - Issuance of Food Stamp Benefits

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Food stamp benefits shall be issued to the payee via an
				  electronic benefits account established by the Department through Electronic
				  Benefits Transfer (EBT). The payee may access the benefits at any participating
				  Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal unless an administrative remedy in Section
				  121.94(d)
				  of this Part has been imposed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.94 - Replacement of the EBT Card or SNAP Benefits

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a) Replacement of the EBT Card
1) The EBT card (benefit access device) will
				be replaced if lost, stolen or damaged.
2) The loss, theft or damage of the EBT card
				must be immediately reported to the EBT contractor.
3) The client shall contact the Client Help
				Desk toll-free at (800)678-5465, by TTY at (877)765-3459 or via the internet at
http://www.Link.Illinois.go
for replacement of the EBT card and selection of a Personal Identification
				Number (PIN). A replacement card my be issued by the local office with
				administrative approval.
4)
				Administrative remedies, as described in subsection (c) of this Section, may be
				imposed following the loss, theft or damage of the EBT card or the loss of SNAP
				benefits.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.95 - Restoration of Lost Benefits

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When a household has not received benefits to which it was
				  entitled, such lost benefits shall be restored. A household need not be
				  currently eligible for benefits to be restored. The amount restored is affected
				  by the household's eligibility for the months in question, the allotment which
				  should have been received and whether or not there is a claim for repayment
				  which is unpaid or held in suspense.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.96 - Uses for SNAP Benefits

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a) SNAP
				benefits shall be used to purchase eligible food from food retailers and/or
				wholesalers and for qualified individuals to use at approved restaurants
				participating in the Restaurant Meals Program authorized by the United States
				Department of Agriculture (USDA) to accept SNAP benefits.
b) SNAP benefits may be used to purchase
				seeds and plants for use in gardens to produce food for personal
				consumption.
c) SNAP benefits may
				not be used to:
1) purchase alcoholic
				beverages and tobacco
2) pay back
				grocery bills (incurred prior to receipt of SNAP benefits.)
3) purchase hot foods or hot food products
				which can be eaten immediately and that are sold in retail food stores, except
				as indicated in section (e) below.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.97 - Supplemental Payments

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Individuals determined eligible for State Supplemental
				  Payments (SSP) may be eligible for food stamps.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.98 - Client Training Brochure for the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) System

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a) A Client
				Training Brochure will be provided to all cash and food stamp
				applicants.
b) Clients will be
				provided instructions including, but not limited, to:
1) the appropriate use and security of the
				EBT card and PIN;
2) client
				liabilities for benefit loss;
3)
				information on transaction limitations and charges;
4) client responsibility for reporting loss
				or theft of the EBT card and to whom and how such reports should be
				made;
5) information on the
				services available from the Client Help Desk;
6) proper care and protection of the EBT
				card;
7) replacement card policy;
				and
8) how to report problems with
				the EBT card or EBT system equipment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.107 - New State Food Program

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Persons who are a foreign-born victim of trafficking,
				  torture, or other serious crimes, as defined in Art. XVI of the Illinois Public
				  Aid Code, and his or her derivative family members, as defined in
				  8 USC
				  1101(a)(15)(T) and
				  (a)(15)(U), who are ineligible for the
				  federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) solely on the basis
				  that they do not meet citizenship requirements (see Section
				  121.20 ) may qualify for
				  the New State Food Program.
a) The
				Department will determine that an applicant for the State Food Program is
				eligible for benefits if the applicant meets the income guidelines (see
				Sections
				121.60 and
				121.61
				) and is otherwise eligible. The monthly benefit amount is determined by using
				the maximum benefit amount for the household size minus the monthly benefit
				amount received by the eligible persons using the regular SNAP
				calculation.
b) Persons who are a
				foreign-born victim of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes and his or
				her derivative family members are eligible for the New State Food Program if he
				or she:
1) has filed or is preparing to file
				an application for T Nonimmigrant status with the appropriate federal agency
				pursuant to
				8 USC
				1101(a)(15)(T) or is
				otherwise taking steps to meet the conditions for federal benefits eligibility
				under
				22 USC
				7105;
2) has filed or is preparing to file a formal
				application with the appropriate federal agency for status pursuant to
				8 USC
				1101(a)(15)(U); or
3) has filed or is preparing to file a formal
				application with the appropriate federal agency for status under
				8 USC
				1158.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.108 - Transitional Food Stamp (TFS) Benefits

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a) For households receiving TANF and food
				stamps, Transitional Food Stamp (TFS) benefits shall be provided to TANF
				households whose TANF assistance is being terminated.
b) Households that lose TANF assistance for
				one of the following reasons will not be eligible for TFS benefits:
1) noncompliance with TANF
				requirements;
2) moving out of
				State; or
3) inability to
				locate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.117 - Farmers' Market Technology Improvement Program

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a) A Farmers' Market is a nontraditional
				fresh food market where farmers or growers sell a variety of fresh fruits and
				vegetables and other locally-grown farm products directly to
				consumers.
b) The Farmers' Market
				Technology Improvement Program is designed to increase access to fresh fruits
				and vegetables and other Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
				eligible food products by allowing Illinois Link (EBT) program recipients to
				use SNAP or cash program benefits at farmer's markets.
c) As funds for the program become available,
				the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) together with the Illinois
				Department of Agriculture (DOA) will allow Farmers' Markets to apply for
				grants. To qualify for this program, a Farmers' Market must be licensed by the
				United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service to accept
				SNAP benefits and must be operating in Illinois. Grant funds must be used for
				one or more of the following purposes:
1)
				Purchase or rental of wireless point of sale terminals capable of processing
				SNAP benefits disbursed through the Illinois LINK (EBT) program;
2) Monthly or transaction fees associated
				with Illinois Link card transactions; and
3) Outreach to Illinois Link program
				participants.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.120 - Redetermination of Eligibility

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a)
				Redetermination involves the completion of an application, an interview, a
				review of eligibility and cooperation in the verification of eligibility. For
				simplified reporting households, see Section
				121.125. The
				local office shall provide the household with an opportunity to participate in
				its normal issuance cycle.
b) In
				order to receive uninterrupted benefits, the household must:
1) file a timely application;
A) households certified for more than two
				months must file an application by the 15th calendar
				day of the last month of the certification period.
B) households certified for one or two months
				must file an application within 17 calendar days from the date of Notice of
				Eligibility/Expiration of Certification.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.125 - Simplified Reporting

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a) SNAP
				households in simplified reporting are redetermined every 12 months.
b) The following households are not included
				in simplified reporting:
1) households
				containing all adults as qualifying members with no earned income (see 89 Ill.
				Adm. Code 113);
2) TANF/SNAP
				households with no earned income;
3) households approved for one or two months
				due to a likelihood of frequent or major changes in unearned income or
				circumstances; and
4) households
				with a member subject to the SNAP work requirement (this only applies in areas
				where the person has to meet work requirement; see Section
				121.18
				).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.130 - Residents of Shelters for Battered Women and their Children

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a) Residents (i.e.,
				battered women and their children) of public or private non-profit residential
				facilities serving battered women and/or battered women and their children are
				eligible for SNAP benefits if they meet the eligibility requirements of this
				Part and 7 CFR 273(1987). Residents of facilities which have a portion of the
				facility set aside on a long-term basis to serve only battered women and their
				children are also eligible for SNAP benefits if they meet the eligibility
				requirements of this Part and 7 CFR 273(1987).
b) Residents must meet all eligibility
				requirements of this Part and 7 CFR 273(1987) with the following special
				considerations:
1) The battered woman and her
				children are considered an individual household in determining eligibility and
				the amount of SNAP benefits (
				7 CFR 273.1(e)(4)
				(1987) ).
2) If the resident is receiving SNAP benefits
				as a member of the household containing the person who subjected the resident
				to the abuse, the resident is certified as a separate household and will be
				authorized an additional allotment (see Section
				121.64
				) if he/she meets all other eligibility requirements of this Part; however, the
				allotment will not be authorized more than once in a fiscal month.
3) Assets held jointly by the resident and
				members of the former household are exempt if the assets are not accessible to
				the resident without the consent of the joint owner. Assets are totally exempt
				if the household is categorically eligible (see Section
				121.76
				).
4) Upon certification of the
				resident as a separate household, the Department shall adjust the level of
				benefits provided to the former household to reflect the change in household
				composition.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.131 - Fleeing Felons and Probation/Parole Violators

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Individuals are ineligible to receive food stamp benefits if
				  they are:
a) fleeing the law to avoid
				prosecution, custody or confinement after conviction for a crime or attempting
				to commit a crime that is a felony under the law from the place from which the
				person is fleeing; or
b) violating
				a condition of probation or parole imposed under a federal or State
				law.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.135 - Incorporation By Reference

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Any rules or regulations of an agency of the United States or
				  of a nationally recognized organization or association that are incorporated by
				  reference in this Part are incorporated as of the date specified, and do not
				  include any later amendments or editions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.136 - Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

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Any and all references in this Part to the federal Food Stamp
				  Act and the federal Food Stamp Program shall, as of October 1, 2008, be
				  considered references to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as amended through
				  P.L.
				  110-246, effective October 1, 2008) and the
				  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, respectively.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart F - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 121.140 - Small Group Living Arrangement Facilities and Drug/Alcoholic Treatment Centers

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a) Small
				Group Living Arrangement Facilities
1) Blind
				or disabled recipients of benefits under Title II (
				42 USC
				402 et seq.) or Title XVI (
				42 USC
				1381 et seq.) of the Social Security Act
				residing in a public or private non-profit group living arrangement facility
				that services no more than 16 residents may voluntarily apply for SNAP
				benefits. Residents of a group living arrangement facility shall either apply
				for SNAP benefits and be certified through the use of an authorized
				representative designated by the facility or apply for SNAP benefits on their
				own behalf. If the resident applies for SNAP benefits through an authorized
				representative designated by the facility (see Section
				121.1
				), and if determined eligible for SNAP benefits, the resident will be certified
				as a one-person household. If the resident applies for SNAP benefits on his/her
				own behalf, the household size is determined in accordance with Section
				121.70.
2) Disabled or blind residents of a public or
				private non-profit group living arrangement facility must meet all other
				eligibility requirements of this Part and 7 CFR 273(1987).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart G - INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE PROGRAM › Section 121.150 - Definition of Intentional Violation of the Program

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Intentional violation of SNAP occurs when an individual
				  intentionally:
a) Makes a false or
				misleading statement.
b)
				Misrepresents, conceals or withholds facts, or commits any act that constitutes
				a violation of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, SNAP regulations, or any
				State statute regarding the use, presentation, transfer, acquisition, receipt,
				or possession of SNAP benefits.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart G - INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE PROGRAM › Section 121.151 - Penalties for Intentional Violations of the Program

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a) Persons found to have intentionally
				violated the Food Stamp Program, as set forth in Section
				121.153(a),
				are disqualified as specified by a court decision or for:
1) 12 months for the first
				violation;
2) 24 months for the
				second violation; and
3)
				permanently for the third violation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart G - INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE PROGRAM › Section 121.152 - Notification To Applicant Households

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The household is to be informed in writing of the
				  disqualification penalties for intentionally violating the Food Stamp program
				  each time it applies for program benefits.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart G - INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE PROGRAM › Section 121.153 - Disqualification Upon Finding of Intentional Violation of the Program

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a) Individuals
				found to have intentionally violated the program by any one of the following
				methods shall be disqualified from participation in the Food Stamp Program:
1) Decision by an administrative
				disqualification hearing,
2)
				Decision by a court of appropriate jurisdiction,
3) Signing of a waiver of a right to an
				administrative disqualification hearing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart G - INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE PROGRAM › Section 121.154 - Court Imposed Disqualification

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a)
				Individuals found guilty of intentional violation of the program by a court are
				disqualified for the length of time specified by the court. If the court fails
				to impose a specific period of disqualification the individual is disqualified
				for the time period specified in Section
				121.151.
b) If the individual is currently
				participating in the program, the period of disqualification begins within 45
				days of the date of the court decision.
c) If the individual is not participating in
				the Food Stamp Program at the time of the court decision, disqualification is
				postponed until the individual is again found eligible to receive Food Stamps.
				Once the disqualification is imposed, it continues regardless of the
				eligibility of the disqualified member's household.
d) In cases where the determination of
				intentional program violation is reversed by a court of appropriate
				jurisdiction, the local office is to reinstate the individual in the program if
				the household is currently participating. Benefits lost as a result of the
				disqualification shall be restored.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.160 - Participation in Voluntary SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E & T)

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a) The Illinois
				Department of Human Services (DHS) shall operate a voluntary Supplemental
				Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program (SNAP E & T)
				for all SNAP recipients residing in counties where there are outside entities
				that can provide services to assist participants in gaining work and training
				skills leading to employment.
b)
				All individuals receiving SNAP benefits may volunteer to participate in SNAP E
				& T to the extent resources are available.
c) Participants must be receiving SNAP
				benefits for every month that they receive SNAP E & T services.
d) At the time of the initial application or
				redetermination for benefits, or at the first face-to-face contact, all SNAP
				applicants and recipients will be informed of the voluntary SNAP E & T
				program.
e) The Department will
				provide information on the SNAP E & T program and will assist individuals
				in determining the most appropriate contracted provider, community-based
				organization, or community college/university of their choice for services.
				Providers can be non-profit or for-profit, except as specified in Section
				121.165 (Community
				Workfare).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.162 - Program-Requirements

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a) Local office
				staff are to advise all individuals applying for or receiving SNAP about the
				SNAP E & T voluntatry program at initial application, at redetermination,
				or with each contact with the individual. The local office shall explain the
				voluntary program and provide the individual with information about the SNAP E
				& T program. At the individual's request, a referral will be made to a
				contracted provider, community-based organization, or community
				college/university of the individual's choice that offers services to assist
				the individual in getting work and training skills that will lead to
				employment.
b) Any individual who
				volunteers shall work with the DHS Family Community Resource Center or provider
				to complete an assessment and an Employability Plan to determine that
				individual's needs. The Center will make the appropriate referrals.
c) If offered through the contracted
				provider, community-based organization, or community college/university,
				individuals in the voluntary SNAP E & T program may take part in one or
				more of the following activities:
1) Basic
				Education;
2) Vocational
				Training;
3) Job
				Readiness;
4) Supervised Job
				Search;
5) Work
				Experience;
6) Earnfare;
				and/or
7) Community
				Workfare.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.163 - Vocational Training

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Individuals who will benefit from short-term training to
				  obtain unsubsidized employment may participate in a Vocational Training
				  activity. This activity offers special time-limited services for an individual
				  who:
a) can benefit from short-term
				vocational training (e.g., an individual with the interest and ability to
				complete the training program and be hired in a position for which the
				individual has trained); or
b) is
				readily employable with the addition of short-term training (i.e., a training
				program for specific job openings that are available).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.165 - Community Workfare

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Community Workfare includes unpaid work an individual
				  performs at a public or not-for-profit organization, such as a school, church,
				  or government agency. Individuals may choose and arrange their own placement
				  with a public or not-for-profit organization at a previously established site.
				  Community Workfare provides the individual with employment skills and
				  references that can help him or her get a job.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.170 - Supervised Job Search Activity

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Individuals may participate in a Supervised Job Search if
				  offered as an activity. The individual will make contact with employers in
				  order to secure employment in a manner that is compatible with the rules for a
				  Supervised Job Search as outlined by FNS.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.172 - Basic Education Activity

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a) In the
				Basic Education activity, individuals may be referred to testing, counseling,
				and education resources, rehabilitation therapy, and agencies or programs that
				sponsor these activities. Supportive services provided to individuals to
				increase their employment potential and to remove significant barriers to
				employment will be administered by SNAP E & T staff or the contracted
				provider, community-based organization, or community
				college/university.
b) Eligibility
				Criteria. Approval of an education and training plan is based upon the
				Department's assessment of the following factors:
1) The program selected will lead to
				unsubsidized employment, taking into consideration the time required to
				complete, and the over-all cost and quality of the program;
2) An individual has the aptitude, ability
				and interest necessary for success in the particular education or training
				program (as determined by such factors as test results, educational background
				and previous training);
3) The
				program must be administered by an educational institution meeting the
				standards issued by the Illinois State Board of Education or the Department of
				Financial and Professional Regulation or funded by the Workforce Innovation
				Opportunity Act (WIOA) (
				29 USC
				2801 et seq.);
4) An individual must apply for the Pell
				grant and scholarships from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, as well
				as any scholarships or grants identified by the education or training facility
				for which an individual may be eligible.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.174 - Job Readiness Activity

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An individual who has not found employment and who needs to
				  learn the necessary essentials to obtain and maintain employment may be
				  referred to the Job Readiness activity. The Job Readiness activity helps an
				  individual gain the necessary job-finding skills to help find and retain
				  employment. Job Readiness activities may be combined with other component
				  activities if determined appropriate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.176 - Work Experience Activity

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a) An
				individual participates in work experience to obtain work skills or to maintain
				or to enhance existing skills. This is to provide the individual with a
				meaningful experience in the world of work. The Work Experience Sponsor shall
				not use Work Experience participants to displace regular employees.
b) Entry into the Work Experience Activity.
1) An individual who is determined eligible
				for the Work Experience activity, based on an assessment of education, training
				and employment history, may participate in the Work Experience
				activity.
2) Individuals will be
				selected for the appropriate Work Experience assignment taking into
				consideration such factors as an individual's work history, training,
				proficiency, experience, skills, and vocational preference, and the needs of
				the employer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.182 - Earnfare Activity

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a)
				Assignment to the Earnfare activity is limited to adults who receive SNAP and
				who volunteer or are court-ordered to participate.
b) Eligibility Criteria
1) Eligibility for the Earnfare activity
				shall be limited to six months out of the fixed 12-month period July through
				June. Court-ordered participants shall participate for six months unless the
				court orders participation for less than six months out of the 12-month
				period.
2) Individuals are not
				entitled to be placed in an Earnfare slot. Earnfare slots shall be made
				available only as resources permit.
3) To the extent resources permit, the
				Earnfare program will allow individuals to work for monthly payments and to
				improve their employability to succeed in obtaining unsubsidized
				employment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.188 - Supportive Services

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a)
				Individuals receiving SNAP are eligible to receive supportive service payments,
				in advance, to enable them to participate in the program. Individuals receiving
				SNAP may also be eligible for initial employment expenses. Supportive service
				costs shall not include the cost of meals away from home. All participant
				reimbursements shall cover reasonable and necessary actual costs.
b) Eligible Services
1) Transportation
A) Expenses for transportation will be
				provided to enable individuals to attend assessment meetings and permit
				participation in activities.
B)
				Transportation payments are made to support E & T activities. If the
				individual's own automobile is used, the Department will reimburse the
				individual at the established Internal Revenue Service rate per mile. That rate
				shall include all vehicle-related expenses.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 121 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) › Subpart H - FOOD STAMP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 121.202 - Establishing a Claim for Unintentional Household Errors and Administrative Errors (Recodified)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 123 - COVERING ALL KIDS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (REPEALED) › Subpart B - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT (REPEALED) › Section 123.230 - Determination of Financial Eligibility Using Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 123 - COVERING ALL KIDS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (REPEALED) › Subpart C - ALL KIDS PREMIUM LEVEL 2-8 HEALTH PLAN (REPEALED) › Section 123.320 - Co-payments and Cost Sharing (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 123 - COVERING ALL KIDS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (REPEALED) › Subpart C - ALL KIDS PREMIUM LEVEL 2-8 HEALTH PLAN (REPEALED) › Section 123.340 - Non-payment of Premium (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 123 - COVERING ALL KIDS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (REPEALED) › Subpart C - ALL KIDS PREMIUM LEVEL 2-8 HEALTH PLAN (REPEALED) › Section 123.350 - Provider Reimbursement (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 125 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) (REPEALED) › Subpart B - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT (REPEALED) › Section 125.230 - Determination of Financial Eligibility Using Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 125 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) (REPEALED) › Subpart B - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT (REPEALED) › Section 125.265 - Adding Eligible Adults to the Program and Changes in Participation (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 126 - THE ILLINOIS PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM › Subpart A - PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 126.10 - Purpose

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This Part implements the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
				  Program, also known as the Illinois Rx Buying Club, to enable Illinois citizens
				  to purchase prescription drugs at discounted prices.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 126 - THE ILLINOIS PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM › Subpart B - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT › Section 126.30 - Eligibility

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Eligibility is limited to:
a) Illinois Residents; and
b) Households with incomes equal to or less
				than 300 percent of the FPL.