10 CCR 2506-1-4.207 - [Effective until 1/4/2025] CATEGORIES OF ELIGIBILITY

4.207.1 Newly-Certified and Ongoing Households

A. All households shall be placed on an issuance schedule so that they receive their benefits on or about the same date each month. The date on which a household receives its initial allotment after certification need not be the date that the household must receive any subsequent allotments.

B. All newly certified households shall be given an opportunity to participate no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the date the application was filed. Households eligible for expedited service shall be given an opportunity to participate no later than seven (7) calendar days following the date the application was filed. Day one (1) is the first calendar day after the application is received by a local office in the correct county. An opportunity to participate consists of providing households with an active EBT card and PIN, posting benefits to the household's EBT account, and making benefits available for spending.

Local offices shall utilize a mailing system to mail EBT cards and PINs, if applicable, by the twenty-eighth (28^th) day to ensure that the benefits can be spent by the thirty (30) day standard. Local offices shall, at a minimum, use first class mail to send EBT cards to households.

C. Households that apply for initial month's benefits after the fifteenth (15^th) day of the month, that fulfill eligibility requirements, and are determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month of application and the next subsequent month, shall receive their prorated allotment for the initial month of application and their first full month's allotment at the same time. Expedited households applying for initial benefits after the fifteenth (15^th) of the month for which verification has been postponed shall be entitled to a combined first (1^st) and second (2^nd) months' benefits in the same timeframes as above. The postponed verification shall be provided prior to the third calendar month or the application shall be denied.

D. An eligible household shall have an opportunity to receive its benefits prior to the end of the period of intended use. The period of intended use is defined as the month in which benefits are issued. For households certified after the twentieth (20^th) of the month, the period of intended use is the balance of the month for which benefits are authorized through the last day of the following month.

4.207.2 Initial Month Allotment Prorating

A. The household benefit level for the initial month of application shall be based on the day of the month it applies for benefits. Benefits for the initial month shall be prorated from the date of application to the end of the month. Applicant households consisting of residents of a public institution who apply jointly for SSI and SNAP prior to release from an institution will have their eligibility determined for the month in which the applicant household was released from the institution. The benefit level for the initial month of certification shall be based on the date of the month the household is released from the institution and the household shall receive benefits from the date of the household's release through the end of the month. Eligible households are entitled to a full month allotment for all months except an initial month of application.

B. The only exception to the proration policy shall be migrant and seasonal farm worker households who are in the job stream and the break in participation does not exceed thirty (30) days. These households are entitled to a full month allotment.

C. The state automated system will utilize the exact number of days in the calendar month to determine the proration of benefits. The following formula shall be used to determine the amount of prorated benefits:

1. Number of days in month plus one;

2. Subtract the date of application;

3. Multiply by the full month's benefits the household is eligible to receive;

4. Divide by the number of days in the application month.

4.207.3 Benefit Allotment

A. After eligibility has been established, the monthly SNAP benefit allotment will be determined. The state automated system will compute the household's allotment. The following formula shall be used to determine a household's benefit allotment.

1. Multiply the net monthly income by thirty percent (30%)

2. Subtract the result from the maximum benefit allowed for the appropriate household size, as shown in D below.

3. Round the result down to the nearest dollar.

B. If the calculation of benefits for an initial month yields an allotment of less than the federal minimum allotment referenced in 4.207.3(D), no benefits shall be issued to the household for the initial month.

For eligible households that are entitled to no benefits in their initial month of application, but are entitled to benefits in subsequent months, the local office shall certify the household for a certification period beginning with the month of application.

Except for households that are eligible under BCE or ECE, households with three or more members who are entitled to zero benefits shall have their SNAP application denied. This provision does not apply if zero benefits are due to the pro-ration requirements or due to the initial month's allotment being less than the federal minimum allotment referenced in 4.207.3(D).

C. Except for an initial month, if the allotment for a one- or two-person household is less than the federal minimum allotment referenced in 4.207.3 D, round the allotment up to the minimum benefit allowed for a one- or two-person household.

D. The SNAP maximum and minimum monthly benefit allotment tables will be adjusted as announced by the USDA, FNS.

Household Size	Maximum Monthly Allotment Effective October 1, 2024
1	$292
2	$536
3	$768
4	$975
5	$1,158
6	$1,390
7	$1,536
8	$1,756
Each additional person	+$220

Household Size	Minimum Monthly Allotment Effective October 1, 2024
1-2	$23

Notes

10 CCR 2506-1-4.207

37 CR 15, August 10, 2014, effective 9/1/2014 37 CR 21, November 10,2014, effective 12/1/2014 38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 1/1/2016 39 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 2/1/2016 39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 4/1/2016 39 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/2016 39 CR 15, August 10, 2016, effective 9/1/2016 39 CR 17, September 10, 2016, effective 10/1/2016 39 CR 19, October 10, 2016, effective 11/1/2016 39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 1/1/2017 40 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 7/1/2017 40 CR 17, September 10, 2017, effective 10/1/2017 41 CR 15, August 10, 2018, effective 9/1/2018 40 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 12/30/2018 42 CR 01, January 10, 2019, effective 2/1/2019 42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/15/2019 42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019 42 CR 18, October 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019 42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 12/30/2019 43 CR 01, January 10, 2020, effective 1/30/2020 43 CR 05, March 10, 2020, effective 2/7/2020 43 CR 07, April 10, 2020, effective 4/30/2020 43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 11/30/2020 44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 11/30/2021 45 CR 05, March 10, 2022, effective 3/30/2022 45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 10/1/2022 45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 11/1/2022 45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022 46 CR 17, September 10, 2023, effective 9/30/2023 46 CR 19, October 10, 2023, effective 10/1/2023 exp. 1/6/2024 (Emergency) 46 CR 21, November 10, 2023, effective 11/30/2023 47 CR 15, August 10, 2024, effective 8/30/2024 47 CR 19, October 10, 2024, effective 10/1/2024, exp. 1/4/2025 (Emergency)