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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 2 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-16 - Changes in reporting requirements

Current through June, 2024
When a household reports a change or the department
					 becomes aware of a change that results in a change in the household's reporting
					 requirements the department shall take the following steps:
(1) Inform the household of the new reporting
				  requirements as a simplified reporting or change reporting household and the
				  consequences of failing to comply with the new requirements; and
(2) Inform the household the new reporting
				  requirement will take effect the month following the month the change was
				  reported or the month following the month the department became aware of the
				  change.
(3) If the household will
				  change to a simplified reporting household, mail a six month report form to the
				  household if a system generated six month report cannot be mailed to the
				  household.
(4) If the household
				  will change to a change reporting household, mail a change report form to the
				  household.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-22 - Determining eligibility prospectively

Current through June, 2024
(a) Eligibility for
				  food stamp benefits shall be prospectively determined based on the branch's
				  best estimate of the household composition, countable assets, income, and other
				  eligibility factors which will exist in the payment month.
(b) With the exception of categorically
				  eligible households as specified in section 17-663-143, the household shall be
				  ineligible for food stamp benefits in any payment month the department
				  determines that the household's income exceeds the household's gross or net
				  income limit, asset retention limit, or when the household fails to meet other
				  eligibility factors, except when the household is suspended under section
				  17-680-29.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-23 - Households subject to prospective budgeting

Current through June, 2024
All food stamp households shall have their eligibility and
					 benefits prospectively determined. These households are to be budgeted
					 prospectively throughout their certification period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-25 - Gross income eligibility standard

Current through June, 2024
(a) The gross
				  income eligibility standard shall be used to determine eligibility for all
				  households except households with an elderly or disabled member or households
				  which are categorically eligible as provided in chapter 17-663.
(b) The gross income eligibility standard for
				  the State shall be one hundred thirty per cent of the Office of Management and
				  Budget's (OMB) nonfarm income poverty guideline prescribed for
				  Hawaii.
(c) The department shall
				  adjust the gross income eligibility standard in accordance with USDA figures
				  without a public hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-26 - Net income eligibility standard

Current through June, 2024
(a) The net income
				  eligibility standard shall be used to determine eligibility for all households
				  except households which are categorically eligible as provided in chapter
				  17-663.
(b) The net income
				  eligibility standard for the State shall be the OMB nonfarm income poverty
				  guideline prescribed for Hawaii.
(c) The department shall adjust the net
				  income eligibility standard in accordance with USDA figures without a public
				  hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-27 - Month of application

Current through June, 2024
(a) A household's
				  eligibility shall be determined for the month of application by considering the
				  household's circumstances for the entire month of application. Most households
				  shall have the eligibility determination based on circumstances for the entire
				  calendar month in which the household filed its application.
(b) Applicant households consisting of
				  residents of a public institution who apply jointly for SSI and food stamps
				  prior to release from the public institution in accordance with section
				  17-655-30 shall have their eligibility determined from the month in which the
				  applicant household is released from the institution. The household's benefit
				  level for the initial month of certification shall be based on the date of the
				  month the household is released from the institution to the end of the
				  month.
(c) A household's benefit
				  level for the initial month of certification shall be based on the day of the
				  month it applies for benefits and the household shall receive benefits prorated
				  from the day of application to the end of the month unless the applicant
				  household consists of residents of a public institution or seasonal
				  farmworkers.
(d) The department
				  shall prorate a household's benefits by using a standard thirty day calendar or
				  fiscal month. A household applying on the thirty-first of a month shall be
				  treated as though it applied on the thirtieth of the month. The department
				  shall determine the amount of the prorated allotment as follows:
(1) Use either the appropriate food stamp
				  allotment proration table provided by FNS or the following formula: the full
				  month's benefits for the household times the difference between thirty-one days
				  and the date of application, divided by thirty, equals the prorated allotment
				  amount;
(2) After using the
				  appropriate formula to determine the allotment, the department shall round the
				  product down if it ends in 1 to 99 cents; and
(3) If the computation results in an
				  allotment of less than $10, then no issuance shall be made for the initial
				  month.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-28 - Eligibility and benefit determination

Current through June, 2024
(a) Households
				  shall have their net income compared to the monthly income eligibility
				  standards for the appropriate household size to determine eligibility for the
				  month.
(b) In addition to meeting
				  the net income eligibility standards, households which do not contain an
				  elderly or disabled member as defined in section 17-680-21 shall have their
				  gross income compared to the gross monthly income standards for the appropriate
				  household size to determine eligibility for the month.
(c) For households considered destitute under
				  chapter 17-663, the branch shall determine the household's eligibility by
				  computing its gross and net income according to chapter 17-663 and comparing,
				  as appropriate, either the gross and net or net income to the corresponding
				  income eligibility standard in accordance with subsections (a) and
				  (b).
(d) Except as provided in
				  subsection (e) and section 17-680-27(c) and (d), the household's monthly
				  allotment shall be equal to the thrifty food plan for the household's size
				  reduced by thirty per cent of the household's net monthly income as calculated
				  under chapter 17-676. After multiplying the net income by thirty per cent, the
				  branch shall round the product up if it ends in cents prior to subtracting that
				  amount from the thrifty food plan. This rounding method shall be used in all
				  determinations of allotments.
(e)
				  All eligible one and two person households shall receive a minimum benefit as
				  defined in section 17-680-21.
(f)
				  With the exception of households whose benefit determination are based on the
				  categorical eligibility requirements under chapter 17-663, a household with
				  three or more members, which is eligible by the gross income test, but which is
				  entitled to no benefits, except because of the proration requirements of
				  section 17-680-27(c) and (d) and the provision precluding issuances of less
				  than $10 in an initial month, the branch shall deny the household's application
				  on the grounds that its net income exceeds the level at which benefits are
				  issued. This refers to situations when after the net monthly income computation
				  is completed, the household's monthly allotment for the month of application is
				  zero.
(g) For those eligible
				  households which are entitled to no benefits in their initial month of
				  application, in accordance with section 17-680-27(c) and (d), but are entitled
				  to the benefits in the subsequent month, the department shall certify the
				  households beginning with the month of application.
(h) When a household's circumstances change
				  and it becomes entitled to a different income eligibility standard, the branch
				  shall apply the different standard under section 17-680-34.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-30 - Household responsibility to report changes

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Households not subject to simplified reporting shall be required to report
				  changes as specified in section 17-650-26.
(b) Households subject to simplified
				  reporting shall report changes as specified in sections 17-650-14 and
				  17-650-18.
(c) An applying
				  household shall report all changes related to its food stamp eligibility and
				  benefits at the certification interview. Changes, as provided in subsections
				  (a) or (b), which occur after the interview but before the date of the notice
				  of eligibility, shall be reported by the household as follows:
(1) On the six month report form for those
				  subject to simplified reporting; or
(2) Within ten days of the date of the change
				  for simplified reporting households required to report other changes as
				  specified in section 17-650-18; or
(3) Within ten days of the date of the change
				  for change reporting households as specified in section 17-650-27.
If the change is reported to the department prior to the
					 disposition of the application, the department shall act upon the change in
					 accordance with the procedures as stipulated in section 17-647-33(d).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-31 - Department action on changes

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall take prompt action on all changes to determine if the change affects the
				  household's eligibility or allotment. However, during the certification period,
				  the department shall not act on changes in the medical expenses of households
				  eligible for the medical expense deduction which it learns of from a source
				  other than the household and which, in order to take action, require the
				  department to contact the household for verification. The department shall only
				  act on those changes in medical expenses that it learns about from a source
				  other than the household if those changes are verified upon receipt and do not
				  necessitate contact with the household. The department shall document the date
				  the change is reported, which is when the report form is actually received by
				  the department or when the department was advised of the change by phone or by
				  personal visit.
(b) For a household
				  reporting anticipated changes, the change shall not be reflected in the
				  household's food stamp allotment level prior to the month in which the reported
				  change takes effect.
(c) Even if
				  the reported change does not affect a household's eligibility or allotment
				  level, the change shall be documented in the case file and another report form
				  shall be sent to the household. The household shall be notified of the receipt
				  of the change form and effect of the change, if any, on its eligibility or
				  allotment level.
(d) The department
				  shall also advise the household of additional verification requirements, if
				  any, and state that failure to provide verification shall result in the
				  termination of assistance if the household's correct eligibility cannot be
				  determined by the department.
(e)
				  Restoration of lost allotment shall be provided to any household if the
				  department fails to take action on a change which increases the level of
				  household allotment as provided in sections 17-680-32.1 or
				  17-680-33.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-32.1 - Processing changes reported by simplified reporting households

Current through June, 2024
(a) Changes which result in an increase,
				  decrease, or termination of benefits shall take effect not later than the first
				  allotment issued ten days after the date the change was reported to the
				  department.
(b) All information
				  that is required to be reported on the six month report, as specified in
				  section 17-650-14, shall be verified and the department shall take the
				  appropriate action to increase, decrease or terminate benefits based on the
				  reported change.
(c) Changes
				  reported as specified in section 17-650-18 and other changes reported by the
				  household or that become known to the department outside of the six month
				  report, shall affect the household's benefits or eligibility as follows:
(1) If the household has provided
				  verification or the change is considered verified upon receipt, the department
				  shall act on the change, even if it results in a decrease in
				  benefits.
(2) If the change will
				  result in an increase in benefits, but the household has not provided
				  verification, the department shall advise the household to submit the missing
				  verification within ten days.
(A) If the
				  household provides verification within the ten day period, the department shall
				  take action on the change as specified in subsection (a).
(B) If the missing verification is not
				  received within the ten day filing period or if the verification is still
				  incomplete, the department shall not act on the change.
(C) If the household fails to provide the
				  required verification within the ten day filing period but does provide
				  verification at a later date, the department shall take action on the reported
				  change from the date the verification is received.
(3) If the change will result in a decrease
				  in benefits, but the household has not provided verification, the department
				  shall not request additional verification and shall not act on the
				  change.
(4) If the change results
				  in the household exceeding one hundred thirty percent of the federal poverty
				  limit, further verification shall not be required and the department shall
				  terminate benefits based on the reported or known change.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-33.1 - Processing changes reported by-change reporting households

Current through June, 2024
(a) Changes which result in an increase,
				  decrease, or termination of benefits shall take effect not later than the first
				  allotment issued ten days after the date the change was reported to the
				  department.
(b) For changes as
				  specified in section 17-650-26 and other changes reported by the household or
				  that become known to the department, the department shall determine the effect
				  of the change on the household's benefits or eligibility as follows:
(1) If the household has provided
				  verification of the change, the department shall act on the change.
(2) If the household has not provided
				  verification of the change, the department shall advise the household to submit
				  the missing verification within ten days.
(A)
				  If the household submits the verification within the 10 day extended filing
				  period, the department shall take action to increase, decrease, or terminate
				  benefits based on the verified information.
(B) If the household fails to provide
				  verification within the 10 day extended filing period, the department shall
				  terminate benefits based on the household's failure to comply.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-34 - Changes in household composition

Current through June, 2024
(a) When the
				  household reports a new member, the department shall:
(1) Prospectively determine the household's
				  eligibility by considering the income, deductible expenses, and assets of the
				  new member as well as other factors of eligibility;
(2) If the new member has met all the program
				  requirements, the department shall include the new member in the household
				  composition effective the month following the month in which the household
				  reported the change.
(3) If the
				  household failed to timely comply with the program requirements, the department
				  shall include the new member in the household composition effective the month
				  following the month in which the household finally complies.
(4) The department shall not give retroactive
				  benefits for new members when the household delayed in reporting the new
				  member's addition to the household;
(5) If the household delayed in reporting a
				  new member and the delay results in an overissuance, the department shall
				  process a claim under chapter 17-683. The first month that the household would
				  have been affected had the household reported timely shall be the first month
				  of claim;
(6) The department shall
				  add a previously excluded member who was disqualified for:
(A) An intentional program
				  violation;
(B) Failing to comply
				  with the department's work requirements;
(C) Failing to comply with the social
				  security number requirements; or
(D) Being an ineligible alien; prospectively
				  to the household the month after the disqualification period ends. All other
				  previously excluded members shall be added in accordance with paragraph
				  (2).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-35 - Changes in resources

Current through June, 2024
When a household reports an increase in its assets which
					 results in it exceeding the retention limit, the department shall determine
					 whether the assets are projected to exceed the retention limit in the payment
					 month following the month the change was reported.
(1) If the assets are projected to exceed the
				  retention limit in the payment month following the month the change was
				  reported, the household shall be ineligible for the next payment
				  month.
(2) If the household is
				  expected to dispose of the excess assets and not have countable excessive
				  assets in the payment month following the month the excess assets were
				  reported, the household shall be eligible for the payment month.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-36 - Households that change their reporting status

Current through June, 2024
(a) When a
				  change reporting household timely reports a change in its situation that
				  results in the household losing its exemption from the simplified reporting
				  requirements, the department shall take the following steps:
(1) Inform the household of its new reporting
				  requirements and the consequences for failing to comply with its new
				  requirements;
(2) Computer issue a
				  six month report form to the household no later than six months prior to the
				  end of the household's certification period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-37 - Households with a decrease in income due to failure to comply

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department shall ensure that there is
				  no increase in food stamp benefits to households on which a penalty resulting
				  in a decrease in income has been imposed for failure to comply with a Federal
				  or State welfare program which is means-tested and distributes publicly funded
				  benefits.
(b) The procedures for
				  determining food stamp benefits when there is such a decrease in income are as
				  follows:
(1) When a recipient's benefits
				  under a Federal or State means-tested program (such as but not limited to SSI,
				  AFDC, GA) is decreased due to failure to comply, the department shall identify
				  that portion of the decrease which is a penalty. The penalty shall be that
				  portion of the decrease specifically attributed to the repayment of benefits
				  overpaid as a result of the household's failure to comply.
(2) The department shall calculate the food
				  stamp benefits using the benefit amount which would be issued by that program
				  if no penalty had been deducted from the recipient's benefit.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 680 - ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION › Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS › Section 17-680-39 - Thrifty food plan

Current through June, 2024
(a) The thrifty food plan is the cost of the
				  diet developed by the United States Department of Agriculture that includes
				  specific food by quantity according to household size and income and is the
				  basis for the allotment issued to eligible households.
(b) The department shall adjust the thrifty
				  food plan in accordance with the USDA figures without a public
				  hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 1 - Financial Assistance Requirements › Section 17-681-2 - General requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) An individual
				  shall receive financial assistance under one financial assistance
				  program.
(b) An individual may be a
				  non-needy payee in another financial assistance case.
(c) Financial assistance paid by the
				  department shall not be subject to assignment, garnishment, or
				  attachment.
(d) Financial
				  assistance benefits shall be repaid to the department when:
(1) State loans are provided to applicants of
				  SSI under subchapter
				  4 who
				  are approved for SSI;
(2) Real
				  property liens are obtained under chapter 17-675;
(3) Overpayments occur and are collectible
				  under chapters 17-606 and 17-683; or
(4) Claims are filed against the estate of a
				  former recipient under chapter
				  17-605.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 1 - Financial Assistance Requirements › Section 17-681-3 - Methods of issuance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Financial
				  assistance benefits to eligible persons shall be issued in the form of an
				  Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, direct deposit, protective payment, or
				  imprest fund check.
(1) The general method of
				  issuance shall be by EBT card or direct deposit into the bank account of the
				  eligible recipient payee, legally appointed guardian of the recipient, or
				  non-needy payee.
(2) The following
				  individuals may be designated as payee for the monthly financial benefit:
(A) An eligible adult in a one-member
				  family;
(B) One of the eligible
				  adults in a family with two or more eligible adults;
(C) A parent or relative in a family
				  consisting of adults and children;
(D) A non-needy individual living in the
				  household of eligible welfare recipients;
(E) An individual other than a specified
				  relative in an emergency situation that will deprive the TANF child from
				  receiving the required care of the parent or relative. The payee shall be
				  changed to the parent or relative at the termination of the emergency
				  situation; or
(F) The eligible
				  minor who has a separate TANF or state AABD case if:
(i) The minor is living independently and is
				  able to manage the financial assistance payment; or
(ii) The parents or specified relative with
				  whom the minor is living agrees that the eligible minor shall be the
				  payee.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 1 - Financial Assistance Requirements › Section 17-681-4 - Issuance of benefits

Current through June, 2024
(a) Monthly
				  financial assistance benefits to eligible recipients who have timely complied
				  with the program's requirements shall be issued within the benefit
				  month.
(b) The financial assistance
				  benefit shall be available not later than the fifth work day of the benefit
				  month to recipients who have met all eligibility requirements.
(c) The financial assistance benefit may be
				  delayed until not later than the last day of the benefit month to eligible
				  recipients who submit completed six month reports after the timely period
				  specified in chapter
				  17-650
				  but within the ten day period to submit a completed six month report.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 1 - Financial Assistance Requirements › Section 17-681-8 - Protective payment

Current through June, 2024
(a) Issuance of
				  benefits shall be made to the protective payee under section
				  17-681-3.
(b) The selection of the
				  protective payee shall be made by the recipient or with the recipient's
				  participation or consent. The individual who is selected as the protective
				  payee shall:
(1) Demonstrate a sincere
				  interest and concern in the recipient's general welfare as evidenced by regular
				  visits and efforts to help at times of crisis;
(2) Be capable of helping the recipient
				  properly receive and manage the recipient's income, and shall supervise the
				  recipient's use of the financial assistance benefit;
(3) Be capable of working closely with the
				  recipient and assisting to teach basic home management skills, including ways
				  to cope with everyday problems;
(4)
				  Not be a vendor of goods or service dealing directly with the
				  recipient;
(5) Not be an
				  administrator, eligibility worker, or other employee of the department dealing
				  directly with the fiscal processes of the recipient's assistance
				  grant;
(6) Be reliable and of good
				  character;
(7) Share in the
				  responsibility with the department for the development and evaluation of plans
				  to improve the recipient's capacity and capability to handle money;
				  and
(8) Respect the recipient's
				  right to confidentiality. The department shall inform the protective payee of
				  the recipient's right to confidentiality and shall limit the information shared
				  with the payee to those facts about the family that are pertinent to fulfilling
				  the payee's responsibility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 1 - Financial Assistance Requirements › Section 17-681-9 - Imprest fund issuance

Current through June, 2024
(a) An imprest fund
				  means those state funds in the benefit, employment and support services
				  division's designated checking accounts which the division's eligibility units
				  use to pay emergency financial assistance benefits.
(b) The imprest fund shall be used to pay
				  eligible applicants and recipients without any currently available income or
				  assets and whose immediate needs cannot be met through the usual payment
				  process. Situations of immediate need shall be limited to the following
				  situations:
(1) An emergency situation exists
				  under chapter
				  17-647;
(2) The individual is eligible for natural
				  disaster assistance under chapter
				  17-678;
(3) The individual requires immediate shelter
				  deposit or utility deposit to obtain or maintain the functions of everyday
				  living and is eligible for a deposit under chapter
				  17-678;
				  or
(4) The recipient must report to
				  a temporary labor force assignment within five days after
				  certification.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 3 - SNAP REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-681-25 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
"Authorized representative" means a person designated in
					 writing by the head of the household, the spouse, or other responsible
					 household member, to act on behalf of a household in applying for program
					 benefits, and in accessing the household's EBT SNAP benefits. An authorized
					 representative also means a private nonprofit organization or institution
					 conducting a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation center,
					 or a public or private nonprofit group living arrangement whose residents are
					 blind or disabled recipients of benefits under title II or title XVI of the
					 Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433; 1381-1383 ), which will
					 act on behalf of households who reside at the centers in applying for and
					 obtaining SNAP benefits.
"Certification period" means a definite period of time
					 established by the branch during which the household shall be eligible for
					 program benefits unless notified otherwise through appropriate notification
					 procedures.
"Head of household" means the person normally designated as
					 the head by a household or designated as the head by the branch.
"Recertification" means a redetermination of the
					 household's eligibility to continue to receive program benefits beyond the
					 current certification period.
"Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" or 'SNAP" means
					 the nutrition assistance program formerly known as the food stamp program".
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 3 - SNAP REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-681-26 - Timely issuance of benefits

Current through June, 2024
(a) When an
				  eligible household files a complete six month report by the scheduled filing
				  date, the household shall have an opportunity to participate by the normal
				  issuance date for that household.
(b) Eligible applicants shall be provided an
				  opportunity to participate according to the processing standards under chapter
				  17-647.
(c) An otherwise eligible recipient shall be
				  provided an opportunity to participate by the normal issuance date within a
				  current certification period.
(d)
				  An otherwise eligible recipient shall be provided an opportunity to participate
				  by the normal issuance date in the month following the end of the current
				  certification period. However, the recipient shall lose the right to
				  uninterrupted benefits when the recipient fails to:
(1) Submit an application for recertification
				  in a timely manner;
(2) Attend any
				  interview scheduled on or after the deadline for timely filing of the
				  application for recertification under chapter
				  17-648;
				  or
(3) Submit all necessary
				  verification within the time provided by the department provided that time
				  elapses after the deadline for filing a timely application for
				  recertification.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 3 - SNAP REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-681-27 - Delayed issuance of benefits

Current through June, 2024
(a) When an
				  eligible recipient files a complete six month report during the extension
				  period, the department shall provide the recipient with an opportunity to
				  participate not later than ten days after the recipient's normal issuance
				  date.
(b) When an eligible
				  recipient is terminated for failure to file a complete six month report files a
				  complete report after the extended filing date but prior to the first day of
				  the month the SNAP assistance is to be terminated, the department shall
				  reinstate the recipient by providing the recipient with an opportunity to
				  participate no later than thirty days after receipt of the completed six month
				  report.
(c) When the recipient does
				  not file a complete six month report prior to the first day of the month the
				  SNAP assistance is to be terminated, a new application shall be required and
				  the application processing requirements of chapter
				  17-647
				  shall apply.
(d) The department
				  shall take action to provide uninterrupted benefits within the following time
				  standards even if, to meet these standards, the department shall provide an
				  otherwise eligible recipient the opportunity to participate outside the normal
				  issuance date:
(1) Eligible recipients
				  certified for one month or certified for two months in the second month of the
				  certification period who have met the application for recertification
				  procedures shall be provided an opportunity to participate no later than thirty
				  calendar days after the date the recipient had an opportunity to obtain its
				  last allotment; or
(2) All other
				  eligible recipients who have met the application for recertification procedures
				  shall receive their benefits as follows:
(A)
				  Recipients not determined eligible in sufficient time to provide for issuance
				  by the normal issuance date due to the time period allowed for submitting any
				  missing verification shall receive an opportunity to participate within five
				  working days after the missing verification is submitted; or
(B) Recipients which have timely submitted an
				  application for recertification but, due to department error, are not
				  determined eligible in sufficient time to provide for issuance by the
				  recipient's next normal issuance date shall receive an immediate opportunity to
				  participate.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 3 - SNAP REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-681-35 - Replacement issuances

Current through June, 2024
(a) Subject to the
				  restrictions in subsections (c), (d) and (e), the branch shall provide
				  replacement issuances to a household when the household reports that food
				  purchased with SNAP benefits was destroyed in a household misfortune.
(b) Where a federal disaster declaration has
				  been issued and the household is eligible for disaster SNAP benefits under the
				  disaster declaration, the household shall not receive both the disaster
				  allotment and a replacement allotment for a misfortune.
(c) Replacement issuances shall be provided
				  only if a household timely reports a loss orally or in writing. The report will
				  be considered timely if it is made to the branch within ten days of the date
				  food purchased with SNAP benefits is destroyed in a household
				  misfortune.
(d) No limit on the
				  number of replacements shall be placed on the replacement of food purchased
				  with SNAP benefits which was destroyed in a household misfortune.
(e) Except for households certified under 7
				  CFR replacement issuances shall be provided in the amount of the loss to the
				  household, up to a maximum of one month's allotment, unless the issuance
				  includes restored benefits which shall be replaced up to their full
				  value.
(f) Prior to issuing a
				  replacement, the branch shall obtain from a member of the household a signed
				  statement which:
(1) Attests to the
				  destruction of the household's food;
(2) Advises the household that the department
				  will not provide a replacement issuance if the signed statement is not returned
				  within ten days. If the tenth day falls on a weekend or holiday, and the
				  statement is received the day after the weekend or holiday, the branch shall
				  consider the statement timely received; and
(3) States that the household is aware of the
				  penalties for intentional misrepresentation of the facts, including but not
				  limited to, a charge of perjury for a false claim. The statement shall be
				  retained in the case file.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-40 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1) Delineate the manner of state financial
				  participation in the federal supplemental security income (SSI) program;
				  and
(2) Establish the eligibility
				  requirements and conditions for state loans to applicants for federal SSI
				  benefits.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-41 - State financial participation

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may provide financial participation in the basic federal supplemental security
				  income (SSI) program.
(b) The
				  amount of the state participation shall be determined by the director in
				  accordance with the requirements of the mandatory pass along provisions of the
				  federal law and the availability of state funds.
(c) The state share, upon a contractual
				  agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall be
				  administered by the federal Bureau of Supplemental Security Income through the
				  Social Security Administration:
(1) The
				  contractual agreement and the amount of the state share shall be reveiwed every
				  state fiscal year and shall be amended as necessary; and
(2) The contractual agreement shall be made
				  in accordance with the provisions of Pub. L. No. 94-585, Section 1618 of the
				  Social Security Act (
				  42
				  U.S.C. §
												1382g ), as amended.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-42 - Intent of the state loan program for applicants of SSI

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  The intent of this loan shall be to make available moneys for applicants of
				  supplemental security income who are awaiting the disposition of the
				  applicant's application or who are awaiting a decision on the applicant's
				  appeal of an ineligible disposition by the supplemental security income (SSI)
				  office.
(b) The loan moneys shall
				  be provided to prevent hardship for the applicants.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-43 - Relationship to financial assistance programs

Current through June, 2024
(a) Current
				  recipients or applicants under the GA program who may be potentially eligible
				  for SSI shall be required to apply for federal SSI benefits.
(b) All applicants under the state AABD
				  program who are not current recipients of SSI because of age, blindness, or
				  disability shall be required to apply for federal SSI benefits.
(c) Applicants or recipients under the state
				  funded TANF program who may be potentially eligible for SSI, shall be required
				  to apply for federal SSI benefits.
(d) Upon application for SSI by the GA, AABD
				  or state funded TANF applicant or recipient, the state funded assistance
				  payment shall be converted to a loan status with the department, if the
				  conditions of this subchapter are met.
(e) SSI applicants who are also eligible for
				  federally funded TANF shall be entitled to TANF assistance in lieu of a state
				  loan.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-44 - Eligibility requirements for receipt of a state loan

Current through June, 2024
A state loan shall be provided to an applicant of
					 supplemental security income if the applicant meets the following
					 requirements:
(1) The individual shall
				  be eligible for financial assistance under the state funded TANF, GA or state
				  AABD program;
(2) The individual
				  shall be an applicant for benefits under the federal supplemental security
				  income program;
(3) The
				  individual's request for an advance SSI payment shall have been denied or for a
				  determination of presumptive eligibility shall not have been made by the
				  Federal Bureau of Supplemental Security Income; and
(4) The individual shall agree to the
				  conditions for receipt of a loan as specified in section 17-681-45.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-45 - Conditions for receipt of a state loan

Current through June, 2024
(a) The individual
				  shall execute a written agreement with the department at the time application
				  for the loan is made.
(b) If the
				  individual fails to inform the department of the individual's application for
				  SSI at the time the SSI application is made, one of the following actions shall
				  be taken when the department becomes aware of the individual's application for
				  SSI:
(1) If the individual's determination
				  for SSI has not yet been made, the individual shall be required to execute a
				  written agreement retroactive to the date application for SSI was made as a
				  part of the individual's eligibility requirement for state funded TANF, GA or
				  state AABD and shall be placed on loan status retroactively;
(2) If the individual has already been found
				  to be ineligible for SSI, the department's eligibility worker shall document in
				  the individual's case record the facts related to the individual's application
				  for SSI, the determination of ineligibility, and the individual's reasons for
				  not informing the agency; or
(3) If
				  the individual has already been found eligible for SSI and has received or is
				  expected to receive the retroactive SSI payment, the department shall pursue,
				  as applicable, an overpayment refund or investigation or prosecution of
				  fraud.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 4 - STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE SSI AND STATE LOAN PROGRAMS › Section 17-681-46 - Termination of a state loan

Current through June, 2024
(a) A state loan
				  shall be terminated:
(1) Upon receipt by the
				  department of the retroactive SSI check, and termination shall be retroactive
				  to the first month the SSI benefits were effective; or
(2) On the date the department is informed by
				  the supplemental security income office that the individual has been determined
				  to be ineligible for SSI payments for reasons other than the individual's
				  failure to cooperate, and termination shall be retroactive to the date the
				  state loan was first effective. If the individual appeals the decision of
				  ineligibility, the state loan shall not be terminated until after the appeal
				  process is terminated or until the individual has no further
				  recourse.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 5 - ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER › Section 17-681-50 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the methods
					 of issuing and replacing benefits under an EBT system for the employment and
					 child care, financial assistance, and SNAP programs. Where this subchapter
					 conflicts with other subchapters, this subchapter shall take precedence for
					 households receiving benefits issued by means of electronic benefit transfer.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS › Subchapter 5 - ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER › Section 17-681-52 - Methods of payment

Current through June, 2024
(a) Financial
				  assistance and employment and child care payments to eligible persons shall be
				  issued in the form of EBT or imprest check.
(1) The general method of payment shall be by
				  EBT to the eligible primary payee.
(2) The money shall be transferred to an EBT
				  account or direct deposited into a financial institution account designated by
				  the primary payee.
(3) The EBT
				  account shall be accessed by any individual who has an EBT card and a valid
				  PIN.
(A) The household's cash benefits may be
				  accessed through ATMs or through POS devices at retail establishments who are
				  participating in the cash-back option under the EBT program.
(B) The department shall provide two free ATM
				  transactions per month and recipients will be assessed a [recipients will be
				  assessed a] transaction fee for all subsequent transactions. The household may
				  also be assessed a surcharge fee, which is unrelated to the transaction fee, on
				  all ATM transactions by the ATM owner.
(4) Benefits shall be issued by imprest check
				  if necessary to meet requirements as described in section
				  17-681-9.