SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- Section 1014- Special Situation Households
218-820 INACTIVE RULE
Title | 218 | Department of Human Services |
Chapter | XXX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Subchapter | XX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Part | 820 | SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- Section 1014- Special Situation Households |
Type of Filing | Amendment |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 06/19/2013 to 06/19/2013 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL 40-6-8
Purpose and Reason:
Rule-making to incorporate the indigent immigrant exemption as codified at 8 USC 1631(e) and 421(e) of PRWORA into the SNAP program rules and regulation. Amendments revise language to allow self-declaration of indigence by an LPR immigrant whose sponsor executed an I-864 Affidavit, but the sponsored immigrant "would, in the absence of the assistance provided by the agency, be unable to obtain food and shelter, taking into account the non-citizen’s own income plus any cash, food, housing, or other assistance provided by other individuals, including the sponsor." Provisions allow for the income and resources that the sponsor and his or her spouse actually provide, if any, to the immigrant to be considered for the 12-month period beginning on the date such exemption determination is made. Amendments include guidance to comply with section 421(e)(2) of PRWORA, the agency must notify the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of each such determination, and provide the names of the sponsor and the sponsored LPR(s) involved. Technical revisions to change "Food Stamp Program" to "SNAP" and "FIP" to "RIW".