7 CFR ยง 273.1


To determine who is non-financially eligible for SNAP you must:

  • Start with everyone who lives together.
  • Determine who purchases and prepares (shares food) together for home consumption.
  • Apply relationship rules.
  • Apply non-financial eligibility rules to determine who is an eligible or excluded member.  


No one can be an eligible member of 2 or more certified groups (CG) in any month.  

Exception:  Residents of shelters for battered individuals, provided the battered individual was a member of the same household as the individual who abused them.


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Effective Date: 5/15/19