TECHNICAL ELIGIBILITY
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
Each program has some technical eligibility requirements. People who do not meet a program's requirements are ineligible for that program.
The following sections identify people who are ineligible based on:
● | Immigration status. See 0031 (Non-Citizen Guidance). |
● | Residence. See 0011.06 (State Residence), 0011.09 (County Residence). |
● | Institutional status. See 0011.12 (Institutional Residence). |
● | Strike status. See 0011.15 (Strikers). |
● | Student status. See 0011.18 (Students). |
● | Receipt of benefits from other programs. See 0011.21 (Receipt of Other Assistance). |
● | Criminal activity. See 0011.27 (Criminal Conviction). |
To determine whether the income and assets of people ineligible due to technical ineligibility must be counted for other people, see 0015.48 (Whose Assets to Consider), 0016 (Income From People Not in the Unit).
MFIP:
People are ineligible due to the 60-month lifetime limit unless they meet a hardship extension past the 60-month lifetime limit. See 0011.30 (60-Month Lifetime Limit), 0011.33 (MFIP Hardship Extensions).
MSA, GA, HSP:
Follow general provisions.
SNAP:
People may also be ineligible due to work requirements and time limits. See 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP), 0011.24 (Time-limited SNAP Recipients).
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 07/2024 | removes link to 0011.03 (Citizenship and Immigration Status) and replaces with link 0031 (Non-Citizen Guidance). |
| 02/2023 | under SNAP updates to reflect TLR policy and updates reference of ABAWD. |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 10/2013 | update cross-references to 0011.24 (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents) due to section title change. No policy was changed. |
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