ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS (TANF - NHEP/FAP) SR 97-08, 03/97 (FSM-A)

Households in which all members receive TANF financial assistance benefits are categorically resource-eligible for food stamps.

Resources of any TANF financial assistance recipient in a household are excluded from eligibility and benefit computation.

Recipient is defined as anyone authorized for a TANF payment, even if not actually receiving one yet. Recipient also is defined as anyone for whom TANF benefits are suspended, recouped, or not paid because the grant is less than the minimum benefit.