Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.11-005 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Increase in Resource Limit

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
MANUAL TRANSMITTAL
Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of County
				Operations
Policy
________________________
Issuance
				Number: SNAP 11-20
SNAP Certification
				Manual
Issuance Date: 10-01-2011
From: Joni Jones, Director
Expiration Date:
				Until Superseded
Subj: Increase in Resource Limit for Aged Households
				and/or Households Containing Individuals with Disabilities
Pages to be Deleted:
Date:
Pages to be Added:
Date:
SNAP 1621.7.4-1621.7.4
04/01/03
SNAP 1621.7.4-1621.7.4
10/01/11
SNAP 1623.2-1623.2
11/01/02
SNAP 1623.2-1623.2
10/01/11
SNAP 4300-4300
01/01/03
SNAP 4300-4300
10/01/11
SNAP 7430-7430
11/01/02
SNAP 7430-7430
10/01/11
SNAP 7431-7431
10/01/03
SNAP 7431-7431
10/01/11
SNAP 9445-9445
10/01/97
SNAP 9445-9445
10/01/11
SNAP 12232-12233
10/01/03
SNAP 12232-12233
10/01/11
Appendix B-Glossary
11/01/02
Appendix B-Glossary
10/01/11
Aged/Disabled Household
Aged/Disabled Household
Summary of Changes:
The resource limit for households containing aged persons (age
				60+) and/or individuals with disabilities has increased from $3000, to $3,250,
				effective October 1, 2011. The sections listed above have been changed to
				reflect the increase.
Inquiries to:
Yolanda Geary, SNAP Section, (501) 682-8284.
				Yolanda.Gearv@arkansas.RovCarol Tabron, SNAP Section, 501-682-8284,
				Carol.Tabron@arkansas.gov
SNAP Certification Manual - Section 1000
1600
Process 4- Determining Household
			 Composition
1621
Process 4- Determining Household Composition
household's need for SNAP benefits and that the alien does not
				live with the batterer. After 12 months, the sponsor's income and resources
				will not be deemed to the battered alien if:
* The battery is recognized by a court or the INS;
* The battery has a substantial connection to the need for
				benefits; and
* The alien does not live with the batterer.
1621.7.4
Deeming the Sponsor's
			 Income
SNAP Manual 10/01/11
Deeming procedures are used to determine the amount of the
				sponsor's resources and income to be used in the SNAP budget of the sponsored
				alien's household. Deemed income and resources will continue to be used in the
				household's budget for the entire deeming period. The deeming period is three
				years from the alien's date of entry into the United States.
Deemed resources will be determined through the following
				actions:
1. Determine the sponsor's
			 total countable resources using
SNAP 7400
as a
			 guideline. Include the resources of the sponsor's spouse if the sponsor and his
			 or her spouse are living together.
2. Reduce the sponsor's total countable
			 resources by $1,500.
Example:
A sponsor reports the
				following resources-$500 checking account and $2000 savings account.Total
				resources are $2,500 - $1,500 = $1,000.
3. Add the sponsor's deemed resources to any
			 resources declared by the alien's household.
4. Compare the total resources (the deemed
			 portion of the sponsor's resources and the resources declared by the alien's
			 household) to the maximum resource limits, which are $2,000 for households
			 without a member age 60 or older and $3,250 for all households with at least
			 one member age 60 or older.
5. Deny
			 the application if the household's total resources exceed the appropriate
			 maximum resource limit.
Note:
For individuals who sponsor more
				than one alien, the deemed resources will be prorated among the aliens who have
				applied to participate or who are actually participating in the Supplemental
				Nutrition Assistance Program.
4. Base the income limits upon the number of
			 eligible members. Allow uncapped shelter costs as per
SNAP
			 6600
only if one of the eligible household members is aged or
			 disabled. Base the allowable earned income deduction, medical, dependent care,
			 child support and excess shelter deduction on all household members including
			 the disqualified member. Apply the $3,250 resource limit only if one of the
			 eligible members is aged or disabled as defined in the Glossary, definition of
			 A
ged/Disabled
. Close the case if there are no eligible
			 household members. Notify the household of the closure via
Notice of
			 Action
(DCO-1). State on the DCO-1 when the household may
			 reapply.