To prevent an increase in Food Stamp benefits, penalties will
be applied to a Food Stamp case for failure to comply with a requirement of
another means-tested program such as TAFI. When a Food Stamp recipient fails to
comply with a requirement of the TAFI program, count that portion of the
benefit decrease attributed to the TAFI penalty. Conditions for ending the
penalty are listed in Subsections
277.01 through
277.03 of this rule.
(3-17-22)
01.
Time-Limited TAFI
Penalty. If the TAFI penalty is time-limited, end the FS penalty when
the TAFI penalty is ended. (3-17-22)
02.
Lifetime TAFI Penalty. If
the TAFI penalty is a lifetime penalty, apply the FS penalty for a length of
time to match the remaining months of TAFI eligibility for the household. End
the FS penalty if the household subsequently reapplies for TAFI and is denied
for a reason other than the noncompliance that caused the TAFI penalty.
(3-17-22)
03.
Member Who
Caused the TAFI Penalty Leaves the Household. End the FS penalty when
the member who caused the TAFI penalty leaves the household.
(3-17-22)
