PM 05-08-02: Group Home Responsibilities

WAG 05-08-02

A Group home has the following responsibilities:

  • responsible for fraud or untruths committed by its employees acting as authorized representatives for residents who receive SNAP benefits;
  • must be aware of the resident's circumstances when applying on their behalf;
  • liable for any loss or misuse of SNAP benefits held on behalf of a resident;
  • responsible for overpayments that occur while the group home's employee acts as authorized representative;
  • must provide the Family Community Resource Center with a monthly activity report, signed by its director, of the group home's SNAP clients and authorized representatives;
  • at the end of each month, must return to the Department unused SNAP benefits for departing clients;
  • must notify the DHS office within 10 days when there is a change in the resident's circumstances that may affect eligibility, such as a change in residence, change in unearned income by revised manual text$100 or more, or earned income by more than $100, and assets that exceed revised manual text$3,500.