307.01 Eligibility Within Institutions (FSM)

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Residents of institutions are not eligible for SNAP benefits.

Individuals are residents of an institution when the institution provides them with more than half of their meals (50% of three meals daily) as part of normal monthly services, and the institution is not authorized to accept SNAP benefits.

Exceptions:

Individuals listed below may receive SNAP, if otherwise eligible:

• Residents of federally subsidized housing for the elderly;

• Narcotic addicts or alcoholics who reside in a facility or treatment center for the purpose of regular participation in a drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program. This includes the children but not the spouses who are also living at the treatment center or facility;

• Homeless households residing in public or private nonprofit shelters;

• Residents of shelters for battered women and children; and

• Blind or disabled individuals residing in a public or private nonprofit group living arrangement serving 16 or fewer residents and certified under Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act.

References: 7 CFR 271.2 (Definition of “Drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program” and “Shelter for battered women and children”); 7 CFR 273.1(b)(7)(vi)