Division of Economic Assistance

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Policy Click on a topic below to see the Policy

Chapter 1: General Introduction Voter Registration Requirements Non-Discrimination Compliance Complain Review Rights and Responsibilities of Households Confidentiality Restriction of Staff in Handling Certain Cases Quality Control Reviews USDA Officers-in-Charge

Chapter 2: Definitions Certification Terminology

Chapter 3: Non-Financial Criteria Household Concept Residency Residency in Commercial Boarding Houses and Institutions Citizenship and Alien Status Social Security Numbers Work Registration Voluntary Quit/Reduction in Work Hours Work Requirements/ABAWDS Child Support Requirements < Failure to Comply with Another Means-Tested Program Use of Food Stamp Benefits/Meal Services Other Factors

Chapter 4: Income Income to be Included Income to be Excluded Determining Earned Income Allowable Expenses

Chapter 5: Resources General Resources to be Included Resources to be Excluded Value of Resources Transfer of Resources Facts About Real Property

Chapter 6: Determining Eligibility and Benefit Levels General Provisions Income and Resources Prospective Budgeting Expenses Income Eligibility and Benefit Determination

Chapter 7: Special Circumstances Households Entitled to Expedited Services Determining Destitute Status for Migrants and Seasonal Farm Workers Migrant Farm Workers Self-Employment Income Boarders Non-Commercial Boarding Houses Students School Employees Households with Excluded Members Households within Certification Period Strikers Resident Addicts and Alcoholics Blind and Disabled Group Living Arrangments Households Requesting Replacement Benefits Residents of Shelters for Battered Women and Children Sponsored Aliens Catergorically Eligible Households Pre-ReleaseApplications from Residents of Institutions Mississippi Combined Application Project Elderly Simplified Application Project

Chapter 8: The Certification Process Application Representatives The Electronic Benefit Transfer Card (EBT card) Recertification Changes within Certification Periods Verifcation and Documentation Income and Eligibility Verification Systems (IEVS) Certification Periods Decision and Notification SSI/Food Stamp Joint Application Processing Choctaw Food Distribution Program Transfer of Case Record Disaster Food Stamp Benefits <

Chapter 10: Hearing Process General Agency Conference State Hearings Administrative Disqualification Hearings

Chapter 11: Claims General Preparing the Claim Suspected Intentional Program Violations Claims Requiring Special Handling Hearings and Disqualification Procedures Court-Ordered Restitution Cases Repayment of Claims Disqualified Recipient Subsystem (DRS) Claims Data Base

Chapter 12: Restoration Determining if Benefits were Lost Method of Restoration

Chapter 13: Tables Table I, Deduction Standards Table II, Income and Resource Maximums/Allotments Tables III, Monthly Income Maximums (165% of Net) Table IV, Allotment Proration Multiplication Factors Table V, Basis of Issuance (County File Copy Only) Table VI, MSCAP Shelter Deductions

Chapter 14: Index Index

Contact for Information and Assistance

Mississippi Department of Human Services
Division of Economic Assistance
(601) 359-4419| 1-800-948-3050