PM 06-31-01: Eligibility for EDSRP

WAG 06-30-01

new manual textEligibility for EDSRP

  • All customers filing an initial SNAP application must have an interview. Regular SNAP policy and procedures are used to establish the customer's eligibility for the program, including those customers who may qualify for EDSRP.
  • If determined eligible for SNAP and the household meets the criteria to be in EDSRP, the case is approved in Change Reporting status with a 24-month certification period. The completion of an interim mid-point report is not required of these households. All other SNAP households not meeting the EDSRP criteria continue to be certified for 12-months. Medical certification periods continue to be 12-months.
  • If approved for SNAP and the SNAP household reports changes during the certification period that allow them to be EDSRP eligible, the regular SNAP rules continue to apply to the household until the next redetermination (REDE).

new manual textWho is in EDSRP

To be included in the EDSRP project all adult members in the SNAP household must be either:

  •  Elderly (age 60 and older); or
  •  Disabled (age 18 and older); and
  • Have no countable earned income (from employment or self-employment) to budget on the SNAP case.

Note: The SNAP household may be a combination of both adult elderly and disabled members.

new manual textAdult Members Under 60 Years Old

  • A person is considered age 60 in the month they become 60 years old.
  • If under age 60, then all adult members in the SNAP household must be at least age 18 or older and must meet the SNAP definition of a qualifying member (PM 05-06-01). Unearned income may be from one of the following sources: Primary RSDI Retirement Benefits, Primary RSDI Disability Benefits, RSDI Benefits as a Disabled Widow/Widower or Disabled Child, Railroad Retirement Benefits, Veteran's Benefits (partial or total disability), Federal, State, or Municipal Retirement, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

new manual textSNAP Household with Minor Child

The adult members in SNAP households with minor children under the age of 18 must meet the criteria to be in the EDSRP. A SNAP household that does not have all elderly and/or disabled adult members and whose only disabled member is a minor child, does not qualify to be in EDSRP.

new manual textSNAP Household with Ineligible Member

If the SNAP household contains all EDSRP eligible adult member(s) and there is a member that does not qualify for SNAP, the household qualifies for EDSRP as long as there is no earned income to budget for SNAP.