3300 Basic Eligibility Criteria Overview

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Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
SNAP Policy Manual

Policy Title:

Basic Eligibility Criteria Overview

Effective Date:

November 2019

Chapter:

3300

Policy Number:

3300

Previous Policy Number(s):

MT-1

Updated or Reviewed in MT:

MT-57

Requirements

An assistance unit (AU) member must meet certain non-financial eligibility criteria in order to receive benefits.

Basic Considerations

Following is a list of non-financial eligibility criteria which must be applied to members of a food stamp AU prior to a determination of eligibility.

  • Cooperation with eligibility investigations

  • Lawbreakers

  • Intentional Program Violations

  • Citizenship/Alien status

  • Enumeration

  • Identity

  • Residency

  • FS work requirements