PM 04-05-04: Residents of Institutions

WAG 04-05-04

  • An institution is a residential facility that provides meals as part of its normal service. A person is a resident of an institution if the facility provides a majority of their meals.
  • Residents of institutions do not qualify for SNAP benefits unless they are:
    • residents of federally subsidized housing for the elderly; or
    • residents of drug or alcohol treatment centers PM 05-01-00; or
    • residents of group living arrangement facilities PM 05-08-00; or
    • people temporarily living in a shelter for battered women and children, revised manual textregardless of gender or sex. This includes men who are victims of domestic violence and are residing shelters for battered women and children PM 05-09-00; or
    • homeless persons whose primary nighttime residence is:
      • a supervised shelter that provides temporary lodging (e.g., temporary shelter), or
      • a halfway house or similar facility that provides temporary residence for persons who will be institutionalized.
  • A hospitalized person is not a resident of an institution. A hospitalized person remains a member of the SNAP household until the household reports that the person will not return to the home. This also applies to newborns who remain hospitalized at birth.
  • A person who is living in the community and receiving SNAP is no longer eligible for benefits while  they are a resident of a Supportive Living Facility (SLF) or nursing home facility, such as a Long Term Care (LTC) or Shelter Care facility.

Note: Change Reporting SNAP households are required to report a change in household size during the certification period. (PM 18-04-00). Mid-Point Reporting households are only required to report the change when completing the interim Mid-Point Report during the certification period. Both household types are required to report the change at REDE (PM 18-04-00, PM 19-07-00).