Section 17-663-171 - Eligibility and benefit determination(a) All categorically eligible households are subject to the same standard benefit amount calculation as all other SNAP households as specified in subchapter 5 of chapter 17-67 6.(b) One or two person households that are categorically eligible shall be entitled to the minimum benefit as specified in section 17-680-28(e).(c) Categorically eligible households of three or more members who are eligible for zero benefits shall have their application denied or their case closed as their income exceeds the level at which benefits are issued.(d) A household shall be considered to be categorically eligible in any month that the household receives a TANF, SSI, GA or AABD benefit, even if the household is later found to be ineligible for those benefits. This also applies to households who receive a continuation of benefits pending a hearing decision and are subsequently determined ineligible for the TANF, SSI, GA or AABD benefits the household received.(e) When a household files a joint application for SNAP and TANF, SSI, AABD or GA benefits and is denied SNAP, or when a household that applies for SNAP has a TANF, SSI, AABD or GA application pending and is denied SNAP, the department shall: (1) Ensure that the denied application of a potentially categorically eligible household is easily retrievable;(2) Reevaluate the original application at the household's request or when the household's TANF, SSI, AABD or GA eligibility becomes known to the department; and(3) Inform the household on the notice of denial of the possibility of categorical eligibility. and to notify the department if TANF, SSI, AABD, or GA benefits are approved. If the household is later determined eligible to receive TANF, SSI, AABD or GA benefits and is otherwise categorically eligible, the department shall:
(A) Provide benefits using the original application and any other pertinent information occurring subsequent to that application;(B) Not reinterview the household, but use any available information to update and reevaluate the application;(C) Contact the household by phone or mail to explain and confirm possible changes and to determine if other changes in household circumstances have occurred;(D) Arrange for the household or its authorized representative to initial all changes, resign and date the updated application; and(E) Prorate benefits for the initial month from one of the following, whichever is later: (i) The effective date of the TANF, SSI, AABD or GA benefits; or(ii) The date of the original SNAP application.Haw. Code R. § 17-663-171
[Eff OCT 07 2010] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §273.2(j) )