Revision 24-2; Effective April 1, 2024

TANF and SNAP

If an application is certified but a household member is disqualified, notification of the person’s disqualification is included on the comment section of Form TF0001, Notice of Case Action.

Related Policy

TANF — Budgeting for a Household Member Disqualified for Noncompliance with SSN, TPR, Failure to Timely Report a Certified Child's Temporary Absence, Intentional Program Violation, Being a Fugitive or a Felony Drug Conviction, A-1362.2
SNAP — Budgeting for Members Disqualified for Citizenship, SNAP ABAWD Work Requirement or Noncompliance with Social Security Number Requirements, A-1362.3

TANF

Disqualify a required member of the certified group who fails to comply without good cause.

Exception: Deny TANF if the:

  • only eligible child or otherwise eligible person does not comply; or
  • caretaker or payee refuses to cooperate and eligibility cannot be determined for the other members.

SNAP

Disqualify an applicant who fails to comply unless a social security number (SSN) cannot be provided because:

Exception: Follow policy in A-410 for the following situations:

  • the person is a child under six months;
  • the household is eligible for expedited service; or
  • good cause exists for the applicant.

Related Policy 

General Policy, A-410

Medical Programs except TA 31, TP 32, TP 33, TP 34, TP 35, TP 36 and TP 45

Deny a person's eligibility if they fail to comply with the SSN requirements unless they meet a good cause reason. Denying a person’s eligibility who does not comply with SSN requirements does not impact the eligibility for any other people applying for or receiving Medical Program benefits.

Related Policy

General Policy, A-410

A—421 Reestablishing Eligibility

Revision 15-4; Effective October 1, 2015

TANF and SNAP

If a member is disqualified at application and later complies, the individual is included effective the month after being notified of the compliance.