Haw. Code R. § 17-610-15 - Nature of reduction action

(a) To avoid an expenditure of funds beyond those appropriated by the Congress of the United States for SNAP, action to comply with section 18 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. §2027) by the Secretary, may include:

(1) Suspension or cancellation of allotments for one or more months,-

(2) Reduction in allotment levels for one or more months; or

(3) Combination of reduction, Suspension, and cancellation for one or more months.

(b) If a reduction in allotment is deemed necessary, allotments shall be reduced by reducing maximum benefit amounts for each household size by the same percentage which would result in:

(1) All households of a given size having the household's benefits reduced by the same dollar amount; and

(2) The dollar reduction being smallest for one person households and greatest for the largest households.

(c) All one and two person households affected by a reduction action shall be guaranteed the minimum benefit unless the action is a:

(1) Cancellation of benefits;

(2) Suspension of benefits; or

(3) Reduction of benefits by ninety per cent or more of the total amount of benefits projected to be issued in the affected month.

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Haw. Code R. § 17-610-15

[Eff 3/19/93; am 11/22/08; am and comp JUN 24 2013] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §271.7(b))