Haw. Code R. § 17-663-171 - Eligibility and benefit determination
(a) All
categorically eligible households are subject to the same standard benefit
amount calculation as all other SNAP households as specified in subchapter 5 of
chapter 17-67 6.
(b) One or two
person households that are categorically eligible shall be entitled to the
minimum benefit as specified in section 17-680-28(e).
(c) Categorically eligible households of
three or more members who are eligible for zero benefits shall have their
application denied or their case closed as their income exceeds the level at
which benefits are issued.
(d) A
household shall be considered to be categorically eligible in any month that
the household receives a TANF, SSI, GA or AABD benefit, even if the household
is later found to be ineligible for those benefits. This also applies to
households who receive a continuation of benefits pending a hearing decision
and are subsequently determined ineligible for the TANF, SSI, GA or AABD
benefits the household received.
(e) When a household files a joint
application for SNAP and TANF, SSI, AABD or GA benefits and is denied SNAP, or
when a household that applies for SNAP has a TANF, SSI, AABD or GA application
pending and is denied SNAP, the department shall:
(1) Ensure that the denied application of a
potentially categorically eligible household is easily retrievable;
(2) Reevaluate the original application at
the household's request or when the household's TANF, SSI, AABD or GA
eligibility becomes known to the department; and
(3) Inform the household on the notice of
denial of the possibility of categorical eligibility. and to notify the
department if TANF, SSI, AABD, or GA benefits are approved.
If the household is later determined eligible to receive TANF, SSI, AABD or GA benefits and is otherwise categorically eligible, the department shall:
(A) Provide benefits
using the original application and any other pertinent information occurring
subsequent to that application;
(B)
Not reinterview the household, but use any available information to update and
reevaluate the application;
(C)
Contact the household by phone or mail to explain and confirm possible changes
and to determine if other changes in household circumstances have
occurred;
(D) Arrange for the
household or its authorized representative to initial all changes, resign and
date the updated application; and
(E) Prorate benefits for the initial month
from one of the following, whichever is later:
(i) The effective date of the TANF, SSI, AABD
or GA benefits; or
(ii) The date of
the original SNAP application.
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