18 Miss. Code. R. 14-12.9 - Household Ineligibility

A. If the individual who becomes ineligible due to disqualification is the head of household, MDHS will disqualify the entire household from SNAP participation.

B. Regarding failure to comply with the work requirements, the head of household will be the principal wage earner unless the household has selected an adult parent of children.

1. The principal wage earner is the household member who is the greatest source of earned income in the two months prior to the month of the violation.

2. This applies only if the employment is 20 hours or more per week or provides weekly earnings at least equivalent to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours.

3. If no principal source of earned income in the household, then the member who is documented as such in the case record will be considered the head of household for the period of ineligibility.

C. MDHS will disqualify the household for a period that does not exceed the lesser of:

1. The duration of the ineligibility of the noncompliant individual; or

2. 180 days.

D. If the head of household joins another household as the head of household, then that household will be disqualified for the remaining period of ineligibility.

E. A disqualified household may reestablish eligibility if:

1. The head of household leaves the household;

2. A new and eligible individual joins the household as the head of household; or

3. The head of household becomes exempt from work requirements during the disqualification period.

Notes

18 Miss. Code. R. 14-12.9

7 CFR §273.7(f)(5); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-37

Adopted 3/15/2022 Amended 10/20/2023 Amended 12/9/2024 Amended 2/17/2025