Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 3 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) › Chapter 19 - Certification of Eligible Households › Subchapter J - Determining Household Eligibility and Benefit Levels › Section III-1987 - Categorical Eligibility for Certain Recipients

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Households Considered Categorically
					 Eligible
1. Households in which all members
					 are recipients of benefits from the FITAP, STEP, KCSP, and/or SSI, shall be
					 considered categorically eligible for SNAP.
2. Recipient includes an individual
					 determined eligible for TANF or SSI benefits, but the benefits have not yet
					 been paid.
3. Recipient shall also
					 include a person determined eligible to receive zero benefits, i.e., a person
					 whose benefits are being recouped or a TANF recipient whose benefits are less
					 than $10 and therefore does not receive any cash benefits.
4. A household shall not be considered
					 categorically eligible if:
a. any member of
					 that household is disqualified for an intentional program violation;
b. any member of that household is
					 disqualified for being a fleeing felon or a probation or parole violator or for
					 being convicted as an adult of certain crimes after February 7, 2014, and not
					 in compliance with the terms of their sentence. These crimes include:
i. aggravated sexual abuse under section 2241
					 of Title 18, United States Code;
ii. murder under section 1111 of Title 18,
					 United States Code;
iii. an offense
					 under chapter 110 of Title 18, United States Code;
iv. a federal or state offense involving
					 sexual assault, as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women
					 Act of 1994 (42
					 U.S.C. 13925(a));
					 or
v. an offense under state law
					 determined by the attorney general to be substantially similar to an offense
					 described in Clause A.4.b.i, ii, or iii of this Section.
c. the household was disqualified due to
					 receipt of substantial lottery or gambling winnings equal to or greater than
					 the elderly or disabled resource limit. If the household reapplies after losing
					 eligibility due to these winnings, the household would not be considered
					 categorically eligible and must meet the income and resource limit. The case
					 would be processed under regular SNAP rules. This requirement only applies to
					 the first time a household is certified following the loss of eligibility due
					 to substantial lottery or gambling winnings.
5. The following persons shall not be
					 considered a member of a household when determining categorical eligibility:
a. an ineligible alien;
b. an ineligible student;
c. an institutionalized person;
d. an individual who is disqualified for
					 failure to comply with the work registration requirements;
e. an individual who is disqualified for
					 failure to provide or apply for a Social Security number;
f. an individual who is on strike.
6. Households which are
					 categorically eligible are considered to have met the following SNAP
					 eligibility factors without additional verification:
a. resources;
b. Social Security numbers;
c. sponsored alien information;
d. residency.
7. These households also do not have to meet
					 the gross and net income limits. If questionable, the factors used to determine
					 categorical eligibility shall be verified.
8. Categorically eligible households must
					 meet all SNAP eligibility factors except as outlined above.
9. Changes reported by categorically-eligible
					 SNAP households shall be handled according to established procedures except in
					 the areas of resources or other categorical eligibility factors.
10. Benefits for categorically-eligible
					 households shall be based on net income as for any other household. One- and
					 two-person households will receive a minimum benefit as required by
					 7 CFR
					 273.10(e)(2)(n)(C).
					 Households of three or more shall be denied if net income exceeds the level at
					 which benefits are issued.